Korea Elected to UNESCO Executive Board for 4th Consecutive Term

Published on 2019/11/24 | Source

Korea has been elected to the executive board of UNESCO for a fourth consecutive term. The Foreign Ministry said Thursday that the country was elected to serve its four-year term from 2019 to 2023 at the ongoing UNESCO General Conference in Paris.

Korea has been on the board since 1987, except for one term from 2003 to 2007. Other countries elected in the Asia-Pacific group include Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan and Thailand.

The ministry said it shows the international community's recognition of Korea's contribution to UNESCO's major goals, such as improving education worldwide, protecting the world's heritage, and achieving world peace and sustainable development.