The Philippines won a seat on the executive council of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (IOC-UNESCO) for the period 2019-2021, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said yesterday. This is the Philippines’ third consecutive term as one of 40 members of the IOC Executive Council after winning a seat during the elections held at the 30th session of the IOC Assembly at UNESCO headquarters in Paris, France. “As a maritime and archipelagic state located at the center of the world’s marine biodiversity, the Philippines willl continue to contribute to the Commission’s unique role in fostering international cooperation in ocean science and in achieving the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda, particularly Goal 14 on Life Below Water,” DFA said in a statement.

Lee-Brago, P. (2019, July 10). Phl wins third consecutive term in Unesco's oceanographic body. The Philippine Star, p. 4.