An Appeal to World Leaders: Protest the Election of Farouk Hosni
Farouk Hosni, Egypt's minister of culture and candidate for director-general of UNESCO, threatens the organization's legitimacy, competence and means of action.
Farouk Hosni, Egypt's minister of culture and candidate for director-general of UNESCO, threatens the organization's legitimacy, competence and means of action.
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We must, without delay, appeal to everyone's conscience to keep UNESCO from falling into the hands of a man, who when he hears the word "culture," responds with a book burning.
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