Morocco’s King congratulates Audrey Azoulay on re-election as UNESCO Director-General

King Mohammed VI has sent a congratulations message to Audrey Azoulay on the occasion of her re-election Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) for a second term.

In this message, the King congratulates Audrey Azoulay and wishes her success in the accomplishment of her high mission.

“This renewed confidence is a tribute to your efforts to consolidate the Organization’s vocation to work for peace, solidarity and harmony among peoples and cultures,” the Sovereign says in his message.

King Mohammed VI affirms in this message that the Kingdom of Morocco, a fervent defender of multilateralism, supports UNESCO’s ambitious commitments in favor of the crucial and priority issue of education and stands by its side in its actions related to the preservation of heritage and sustainable development.

Following her re-election Tuesday with an overwhelming majority of 155 votes out of 169 ballots cast, Mrs. Audrey said : “I see this result as a sign of regained unity within our organization. Over the last four years, we have been able to restore confidence in UNESCO, and in some respects, this has also been about restoring UNESCO’s confidence in itself”.

During Azoulay’s first four-year term, UNESCO has undergone a significant modernization process to improve the efficiency of its actions.