Iran was elected to the UNESCO Executive Board at the 12th Plenary Meeting of the 38th General Conference on Wednesday in Paris, France with 128 votes out of a total of 183. Since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, it is the second time that Iran has become a member of the board, reports iranunesco.ir. The executive board comprising 58 members is elected by the general conference and is one of the three constitutional organs of UNESCO. It has a four-year term.
