Bangladesh elected Unesco executive board Vice Chairperson

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DHAKA, Nov 30, 2019 (BSS) – Bangladesh has been elected Vice Chairperson of
the Unesco Executive Board from the electoral group four — Asian and Pacific
States — for the next two years.

Bangladesh got elected unanimously Vice Chair of the Unesco Executive
Board at its 208th session held at the Unesco headquarters in Paris on
Friday, a press release received here today said.

Former foreign affairs minister of Equatorial Guinea Mr Agapito Mba Mokuy
has been elected chairperson of the Unesco Executive Board for the tenure
2019-2021.

Bangladesh is also an elected member of the Unesco Executive Board for the
period 2017-2021.

At the Unesco’s 40th General Assembly, a full-fledged executive board was
formed, with 29 newly-elected member states elected in 2017.

Apart from Bangladesh, Switzerland, Russia, Saint Lucia, Ethiopia and
Egypt have been elected Vice chairpersons from five other electoral groups at
the 208th meeting of the Executive Board.

Bangladesh will represent all the member states, including 44 states in
Asia and the Pacific, for the next two years as vice-chairperson in the
Executive Board.