Audrey Azoulay elected as UNESCO president after US and Israel quit

UNESCO president

Audrey Azoulay has been elected as president of UNESCO Source: AAP

France's former culture minister has been elected as the new head of UNESCO - as the UN's cultural agency faces uncertainty. Image: Audrey Azoulay has been elected as president of UNESCO (AAP)


Her election follows the United States and Israel pulling out of the organisation, accusing it of anti-Israel bias.


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