PARIS, FRANCE, September 18, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- With the United Nations General Assembly underway in New York and the UN Women’s Conference in Beijing ...

Irina Bokova of Bulgaria could have been the first female secretary general of the United Nations, had she won the hard-fought race which ended with António Guterres of Portugal taking the coveted ...

The head of the UN's cultural preservation organisation has spoken out against the "barbaric" destruction of Iraq's cultural heritage, saying that Islamic State (ISIS) are seeking to "delete" entire ...

Irina Bokova, former director-general of UNESCO, during an interview at the Forum on Internet Communication, Cultural Exchanges and Mutual Learning during the 2023 World Internet Conference Wuzhen ...

ISIS' rampant destruction and looting of millennia-old heritage sites amounts to a form of "cultural cleansing," according to the head of the United Nations’ heritage body. UNESCO Director-General ...

Bulgaria said today (13 September) it was sticking to its candidate for the top UN job, Irina Bokova, for now, after speculation that it was considering switching to backing EU commissioner Kristalina ...

On 21 August, UNESCO Director-General, Irina Bokova, participated in the opening session of the Global Forum on Youth, Peace and Security, hosted by the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, under the ...

WWF has presented the 2016 Duke of Edinburgh Conservation Award to Irina Bokova for her significant contributions to conservation. WWF has presented the 2016 Duke of Edinburgh Conservation Award to ...

Bulgaria's foreign ministry on Tuesday formally announced its nomination of UNESCO chief Irina Bokova for UN secretary-general. "The ministry of foreign affairs sent a letter, nominating Mrs Irina ...

On 16 October, the Director General of UNESCO expressed concern about escalating violence around and against cultural and religious heritage in the Middle East. Today, the Director-General expresses ...

Editor’s Note: Irina Bokova is director general of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The views expressed are her own. The sack and pillage of the Mosul ...