Question: Recently, the Government of India has decided to nominate which of the given, as India’s representative to the Executive Board (EXB) of UNESCO?
(a) Prof. GC Tripathi
(b) Prof. Rakesh Bhatnagar
(c) Prof. J.S. Rajput
(d) Prof. R.G. Harshhe
Answer: (c)
Related Facts:
- On 25th March, 2018, the Government of India has decided to nominate Professor J S Rajput, former Director NCERT, as India’s representative to the Executive Board (EXB) of UNESCO.
- Professor J S Rajput is an eminent educationist with rich experience in various fields including UNESCO.
- Union Minister for Human Resource Development, Shri Prakash Javadekar during his participation in the General Conference of UNESCO meeting from 30th Oct to 4th Nov, 2017, actively mobilised support from various nations for India’s membership to the EXB, by meeting their Ministers.
- The EXB has a four-year term of office and 58 seats.
- The executive board is one of the constitutional organs of UNESCO and is elected by the General Conference.
- The executive board examines the work for the organization and the corresponding budget estimates.
- In practice, the executive board is the main organ responsible for all policies and programmes of UNESCO.
- The elections of Members of the EXB for the term 2017-21 took place on 8th November, 2017, in which India won with 162 votes in Group IV during the 39th session of the General Conference which was held from 30th October to 14th November, 2017.
- Being a member of the board enables us in principle to play a role in shaping and reviewing UNESCO’s policies and programmes corresponding to its five major programs on education, the natural science, the social and human Sciences, Culture and Communication and Information.
- Thenext meeting (Session204) of Executive Board of UNESCO is to be held in UNESCO HQ at Paris, from 4 – 17 April, 2018.
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