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Azoulay elected UNESCO president after US and Israel quit

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Professor Fethi Mansouri Source: F Mansouri

France's former culture minister has been elected as the new head of UNESCO - as the UN's cultural agency faces uncertainty. Her election follows the United States and Israel pulling out of the organisation, accusing it of anti-Israel bias. UNESCO Chair Professor Fethi Mansouri gives us an analysis of the situation.


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France's former culture minister has been elected as the new head of UNESCO - as the UN's cultural agency faces uncertainty. Her election follows the United States and Israel pulling out of the organisation, accusing it of anti-Israel bias. UNESCO Chair Professor Fethi Mansouri gives us an analysis of the situation.



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