UN ELECTS FIRST FEMALE TECH AGENCY SECRETARY-GENERAL

  • 29/09/2022

Doreen Bogdan-Martin has been elected as the International Telecommunication Union's first female secretary-general (ITU).

The ITU is the main technology agency within the UN.

Originally founded in 1865 to manage the first international telegraph networks, the ITU now has an important role in facilitating the use of radio, satellite and the internet.

Ms Bogdan-Martin defeated her Russian opponent Rashid Ismailov by 139 votes to 25.

The American will succeed Houlin Zhao, who has been in the role since 2014, when her term begins on 1 January 2023.

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