Source: News on Air
Subject: International Relations
Context: India has been re-elected to the UNESCO Executive Board for the 2025–29 term, reaffirming global confidence in its leadership in multilateral governance.
About India Re-Elected to UNESCO Executive Board for 2025–29:
- What the UNESCO Executive Board Is?
- The Executive Board is one of UNESCO’s three constitutional organs responsible for supervising programme implementation and providing strategic direction to the organisation.
- Established In: UNESCO was created in 1945, and the Executive Board became its core governing body soon after the Constitution came into force in 1946.
- Headquarters: UNESCO and its Executive Board operate from Paris, France.
- Composition and Membership:
- The Board consists of 58 Member States each elected for a four-year term by the General Conference.
- Members are selected through regional electoral groups to ensure equitable representation.
- Mandate and Functions:
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- Examines UNESCO’s programme of work and the corresponding budget submitted by the Director-General.
- Prepares and submits recommendations for the agenda of the General Conference.
- Makes recommendations regarding admission of new Member States.
- Advises on the appointment of the Director-General.
- Supervises execution of programmes adopted by the General Conference.
- Convenes international conferences related to education, science, culture and knowledge dissemination.
- Significance of India’s Re-Election:
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- Reinforces India’s global standing as a champion of inclusive, human-centric development.
- Enables India to shape UNESCO priorities in areas such as education reform, digital inclusion, cultural heritage protection, climate-science cooperation and media literacy.
