UNESCO is selecting a successor for Irina Bokova, its current leader and already the UNESCO Director General candidature interviews took place on April 24
Hamad Bin Abdulaziz Al-Kawari, front Qatar, emerged as a front-runner out of nine candidate countries, during the meeting in Paris last week.
France, China and Qatar emerged as serious contenders. However, France and China face an obstacle in the fact that both European and Asian officials have recently led the organization. Paris is also the host of UNESCO’s headquarters.