UNESCO General Conference elects Egypt’s El-Enany as Director-General

The General Conference of UNESCO on Thursday elected Khaled El-Enany as Director-General of the Organization, with 172 votes out of a total of 174 ballots.

Enany was elected Director-General of the international organization in early October, after receiving 55 out of 58 votes in the UNESCO Executive Board, which is responsible for electing the Director-General.

His Congolese opponent, Firmin Mataku, received only two votes. He will…