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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
India has been re-elected to UNESCO executive board till which year?
A
2024
B
2022
C
2025
D
2023
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-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 and France have been re-elected as President and Co-President of the International Solar Alliance (ISA).

Detailed explanation-5: -India gets elected for the Intergovernmental Committee of #UNESCO’s 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) for the 2022-2026 cycle. India has previously served as a member of the ICH Committee twice - from 2006 to 2010 & from 2014 to 2018.

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