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J S Rajput
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V Shri Ram
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N Rajanath
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V Sekhar Sudarnath
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Detailed explanation-1: -After India’s re-election to the body, Union minister of state (culture) Meenakshi Lekhi thanked all the member countries who supported New Delhi’s candidature. India on Wednesday was re-elected to the executive board of the UN’s cultural and education organisation for the 2021-25 term with 164 votes.
Detailed explanation-2: -Sharma. Vishal V. Sharma has been nominated as India’s ambassador/permanent representative to UNESCO.
Detailed explanation-3: -What is the Executive Board? The Executive Board is one of the three constitutional organs of UNESCO (the others being the General Conference and the Secretariat) and it is elected by the General Conference.
Detailed explanation-4: -India has been elected as a member of the Intergovernmental Committee of UNESCO’s 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage for the 2022-2026 cycle.
Detailed explanation-5: -On November 17, 2021, India was re-elected to the executive board of UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) for the term of 2021-2025.