ISLAMABAD: In a resounding victory over India, Pakistan on Friday was elected as Vice Chair of UNESCO Executive Board from the Asia Pacific Group for the 2023-2025 term. The elections were held at the 218th Session of the UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) Executive Board in Paris, a Foreign Office press release said. Of the 58-member Executive Board, Pakistan secured 38 votes as compared to India’s 18. She said that Pakistan would carry out its responsibilities with a deep sense of commitment, credibility, honest dialogue and mutual respect. Earlier during the UNESCO General Conference, Pakistan had been successfully re-elected to the Executive Board at the elections held on November 15.
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