Ambassador Irina Bokova presented her candidacy for the post of Director-General of UNESCO in Uganda
Ambassador Irina Bokova presented her candidacy for the post of Director-General of UNESCO in Uganda
Ambassador Irina Bokova visited Uganda on July 18-22, 2009, where she presented her candidacy for the post of Director-General of UNESCO.
During her stay, Ambassador Bokova visited the Uganda National Commission for UNESCO and held talks with Mr Augustine Omare-Okurut, Secretary General of the Commission, and with Mr Eriabu Lugujjo, Uganda’s representative to the Executive Board of UNESCO. In the course of her meetings, Ambassador Bokova acquainted herself with the activities of the Commission and its role as a specialised UNESCO instrument. She also discussed issues pertaining to education and the leading role of UNESCO in this sphere.
In Kampala, Ambassador Bokova was also received by Mr Okello Oryem, State Minister of Foreign Affairs, by Mr Gabriel Opio, Minister of Gender, Labour and Social Development, and by Mr Cos Bataringaya, State Minister of Education and Sports in charge of Uganda’s Primary Education.
During these talks, Ambassador Bokova presented her platform as candidate for the post and outlined her views on the Organisation’s future development and priorities, as well as the need to continue the reform aimed at raising the role of UNESCO in the field of education, science and culture.