Three UN refugee agency staff killed in Afghan suicide attack

31 October 2011 – The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) today voted to admit Palestine as a full member of the Paris-based agency. UNESCO’s General Conference, the agency’s highest ruling body, took the decision by a vote of 107 in favour to 14 against, with 52 abstentions, according to a news release. The move brings the total number of UNESCO member States to 195. “The admission of a new member State is a mark of respect and confidence,” UNESCO .... [More]

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