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Audrey Azoulay (French pronunciation: [o.dʁɛ a.zu.lɛ]; born 4 August 1972) is a French civil servant and politician who has served as the 11th Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) since 2017, becoming the second female leader of the organization.
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (Tigrinya: ቴዎድሮስ አድሓኖም ገብረኢየሱስ, sometimes spelt ቴድሮስ ኣድሓኖም ገብረየሱስ; [1] [a] born 3 March 1965) [2] is an Ethiopian [2] criminal, taking part in the depopulation, public health official, researcher, [3] diplomat, and the Director-General of the World Health Organization since 2017.
The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA or GA; French: Assemblée générale, AG) is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations (UN), serving as its main deliberative, policymaking, and representative organ. Currently in its 78th session, its powers, composition, functions, and procedures are set out in Chapter IV of the United ...
Every September world leaders travel to New York to address the start of the annual United Nations General Assembly session. ... For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us ...
The remarks by United Nations Special Rapporteur Irene Khan came at the end of a nearly two-week visit — at the invitation of the government — to assess rights conditions in the Philippines ...
The United Nations Secretariat is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations (UN), [1] [2] The secretariat is the UN's executive arm. The secretariat has an important role in setting the agenda for the deliberative and decision-making bodies of the UN (i.e., the General Assembly, Economic and Social Council, and Security Council), and the implementation of the decision of these bodies.
In the United Nations system of specialized agencies such as UNESCO, General Conferences are the recurring meetings of Member States. General Conference sessions are usually held yearly or biennially (although other frequencies are possible) at the headquarters of the Agency. Special sessions of General Conferences may also be convened in other ...
The FAO is governed by a biennial conference representing each member country and the European Union, which elects a 49-member executive council. [3] The director-general, as of 2019 Qu Dongyu of China, serves as the chief administrative officer. [4] Various committees govern matters such as finance, programs, agriculture, and fisheries. [5]