Cook Islands elected to Executive Council of UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission
31st August 2023
Rarotonga, Cook Islands, 31 August 2023 - The Cook Islands has been elected to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Executive Council of the Intergovernmental Oceanic Commission (IOC) for 2023 - 2025, securing 76 votes out of 115 voting states.
The election of the Cook Islands to the Executive Council took place during the 32nd session of the IOC/UNESCO Assembly held at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris on Wednesday, 28 June 2023.