UNESCO

Qatari maneuvers irritate the french Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Global Watch Analysis
Global Watch Analysis

After a first unsuccessful candidacy for the leadership of UNESCO in 2017, Qatar is actively preparing a new candidacy for the 2021 elections.

This campaign was illustrated in particular by “underground manoeuvres” aimed at destabilizing Audrey Azoulay, the current French President of UNESCO, according to a source at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, visibly irritated to see Qatar resort to “such processes”.