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Chair of UNESCO’s Governing Body
Hao Ping, Vice Minister of Education of China and representative to the executive board of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), was elected president of UNESCO’s 37th General Conference for a two-year mandate in November. The appointment made him the first Chinese representative elected to chair the supreme governing body of UNESCO. Hao served as vice president of Peking University from 2001 to 2005 and president of Beijing Foreign Studies University from 2005 to 2009.
UNEP Goodwill Ambassador
The UN Environment Program (UNEP) recently named the Cote d’Ivoire-born international football star, Yaya Toure, as the News Roundup new goodwill ambassador to champion the fight against wildlife crimes in Africa. The football star currently plays for the Manchester City Football Club and Cote d’Ivoire’s national team. “I am very proud to be African and promise to use my celebrity status to join the fight against wildlife crimes in the continent. The environment is very close to me as an African and I will advocate for its protection,” Toure said.
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