Audrey Azoulay, director-general of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), is pictured while attending the UNESCO general conference in Paris, France, on Nov. 9, 2021. Audrey Azoulay was re-elected for a second mandate as director-general of the UNESCO, the UN agency announced Tuesday. (Xinhua)
PARIS, Nov. 9 (Xinhua) -- Audrey Azoulay was re-elected for a second mandate as director-general of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the UN agency announced Tuesday.
As the only candidate, Azoulay obtained 155 votes out of 169 ballots cast at the 41st session of the UNESCO General Conference, UNESCO said in a press release.
"I see this result as a sign of regained unity within our organization. Over the last four years, we have been able to restore confidence in UNESCO, and in some respects this has also been about restoring UNESCO's confidence in itself," Azoulay said.
UNESCO also regained serenity by reducing the political tensions that stood in the way and by looking for common positions on subjects that were divisive in the past, she said.
The UN organization specializing in education, science and culture is to celebrate its 75th anniversary on Nov. 12. Enditem
Audrey Azoulay, director-general of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), is pictured while attending the UNESCO general conference in Paris, France, on Nov. 9, 2021. Audrey Azoulay was re-elected for a second mandate as director-general of the UNESCO, the UN agency announced Tuesday. (Xinhua)
Audrey Azoulay, director-general of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), is pictured while attending the UNESCO general conference in Paris, France, on Nov. 9, 2021. Audrey Azoulay was re-elected for a second mandate as director-general of the UNESCO, the UN agency announced Tuesday. (Xinhua)
Audrey Azoulay, director-general of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), is pictured while attending the UNESCO general conference in Paris, France, on Nov. 9, 2021. Audrey Azoulay was re-elected for a second mandate as director-general of the UNESCO, the UN agency announced Tuesday. (Xinhua)
