Pakistan beat India to bag UNESCO Vice chair

Subject: IR

Section: International Organisation

Context: Pakistan beats India in vote to bag Unesco vice chair role

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Pakistan secured a significant victory over India in the recent UNESCO executive board election for the post of vice-chair.
The Pakistani candidate received 38 votes, while the Indian candidate received only 18.
This outcome is considered a major setback for Indian diplomats at the UN, prompting the Indian Ministry of External Affairs and Human Resource Development ministry to assess the reasons behind the defeat and its potential impact.
The elected Pakistani vice chair expressed gratitude for the overwhelming support from the executive board members and all UNESCO member states, emphasizing Pakistan’s commitment to fulfilling its responsibilities with credibility, honest dialogue, and mutual respect.
The defeat is seen as a rare failure for Indian diplomats who have previously celebrated victories in various UN and international organizations.

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The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) operates as a specialized agency within the United Nations (UN), striving to foster global peace through collaborative efforts in the fields of Education, Sciences, and Culture.
UNESCO was founded in 1945 as the successor to the League of Nations’ International Committee on Intellectual Cooperation
It has194 member states and 12 associate members, as well as partners in the non-governmental, intergovernmental, and private sector
Membership of UNESCO is governed by Articles II and XV of the Constitution and by rules 98 to 101 of the Rules of Procedure of the General Conference.
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States that are not members of the United Nations may be admitted to UNESCO, upon recommendation of the Executive Board, by a two-thirds majority vote of the General Conference.
Three UNESCO member states are not UN members: Cook Islands, Niue, and Palestine.
Two UN member states Israel and Liechtenstein are not UNESCO members
UNESCO is governed by the General Conference, composed of member states and associate members, which meets biannually to set the agency’s programmes and the budget.
It also elects members of the Executive Board, which manages UNESCO’s work, and appoints every four years a Director-General, who serves as UNESCO’s chief administrator

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