PARIS TO HOST UNESCO’S GENERAL CONFERENCE ON OCTOBER 6-23

/PanARMENIAN.Net/
23.09.2009 23:49 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ UNESCO’s 35th General conference is scheduled for
October 6-23 in Paris. Participant are expected to approve Irina
Bokova’s candidacy in the post of General Director. Elected by 58
members of UNESCO’s Executive Board, Bokova will become organization’s
first female leader.

General Conference is UNESCO’s superior body which brings together
193 member states partially governed by ministers. Active participants
are usually Presidents and government leaders who carry out official
visit to UNESCO in that period.

Conference determines Organization’s policy and principal
trends. Particularly, it approves a two-year program and
budget. Participants also adopt international legal documents
concerning UNESCO’s competences. Every two years, Conferemce also
renews Executive Board staff, electing some of its members. UNESCO
General Director is elected or re-elected for the term of 4 years.