The World Olymp’Arts Council (WOAC) officially announces that Ms. Irina Bokova, former Director-General of UNESCO, has been engaged to serve as Honorary President of WOAC.
联合国教科文组织前总干事伊琳娜·博科娃（Irina Bokova）女士受聘担任WOAC荣誉主席。
To further consolidate its international brand heritage, enhance global credibility and industry influence, and facilitate the high-quality development of global art exchanges, cultural communication and international public welfare undertakings, the World Olymp’Arts Council (WOAC) officially announces that Ms. Irina Bokova, former Director-General of UNESCO, has been engaged to serve as Honorary President of WOAC.
为进一步夯实国际品牌底蕴、提升全球公信力与行业影响力，赋能全球艺术交流、文化传播与国际公益事业高质量发展，国际奥艺委员会（WOAC）正式官宣：联合国教科文组织前总干事伊琳娜·博科娃（Irina Bokova）女士受聘担任WOAC荣誉主席。
Ms. Irina Bokova is a benchmark leader in the global fields of culture, education, diplomacy and sustainable development, possessing decades of extensive experience in top-tier international organization governance and multilateral diplomacy. Her significant appointment marks a vital milestone in the internationalization process of WOAC, providing strong authoritative endorsement and strategic support for the institution to deepen its engagement in the global art and cultural industry, connect premium international resources, and practice sustainable development philosophies.
In the realm of national governance and diplomacy, Ms. Bokova has served as a Member of the Bulgarian National Assembly and Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs. She has deeply participated in the formulation of national foreign policies and the administration of public affairs, demonstrating exceptional capabilities in macro-level decision-making and overall planning. With long-term front-line experience in overseas diplomatic missions, she has successively served as Bulgaria’s Ambassador to France and Monaco, as well as Ambassador to UNESCO. Familiar with the operational system of global multilateral organizations, she has accumulated profound international diplomatic resources and rich experience in transnational cooperation.
伊琳娜·博科娃女士是全球文化、教育、外交及可持续发展领域的标杆性领袖，拥有数十年顶级国际组织治理与多边外交经验。她的重磅加盟，是WOAC国际化发展进程中的重要里程碑，为机构深耕全球艺术文化领域、链接国际高端资源、践行可持续发展理念提供了强有力的权威背书与战略支撑。在国家政务与外交领域，博科娃女士历任保加利亚国会议员、代理外交部长，深度参与国家外交政策制定与公共事务治理，具备顶尖的宏观决策与统筹能力。同时，她长期深耕驻外外交一线，先后担任保加利亚驻法国、摩纳哥大使，以及驻联合国教科文组织大使，熟悉全球多边组织运作体系，积累了深厚的国际外交资源与跨国合作经验。
From 2009 to 2017, Ms. Bokova served two consecutive terms as Director-General of UNESCO, making history as the first female Director-General since the foundation of the organization and establishing herself as an outstanding benchmark for global female leadership. During her eight-year tenure, she focused on advancing global education equity, safeguarding world cultural heritage, and promoting exchanges and mutual learning among diverse civilizations. She actively propelled the coordinated development of global cultural and educational undertakings, vigorously promoted the implementation of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, and delivered irreplaceable and significant contributions to the advancement of global public welfare.
After concluding her tenure at the core position of UNESCO, Ms. Bokova has continued to be actively engaged in global academic research, public diplomacy, sustainable development and other key fields, consistently exerting her global leading influence. Committed to empowering global female development and building high-end international dialogue platforms, she focuses on core issues including cultural exchange, educational innovation and ecological development. She continuously promotes global cooperation and the popularization and implementation of SDG sustainable development and ESG governance concepts, constituting an indispensable and pivotal force in global public governance.
2009年至2017年，博科娃女士连任两届联合国教科文组织总干事，成为该组织成立以来首位女性总干事，打破了历史格局，成为全球女性领袖发展的重要标杆。任职八年期间，她始终以推动全球教育公平、保护世界文化遗产、促进文明交流互鉴为核心，积极推动全球文化、教育事业协同发展，大力推进联合国可持续发展目标落地，为全球公共事业发展作出了不可替代的重要贡献。卸任联合国教科文组织核心职务后，博科娃女士并未止步，持续活跃于全球学术研究、公共外交、可持续发展等核心领域，持续发挥全球引领作用。博科娃女士长期致力于赋能全球女性发展、搭建国际高端对话平台，聚焦文化交流、教育创新、生态发展等核心议题，持续推动全球合作、SDG可持续发展与ESG治理理念的普及落地，是全球公共治理领域不可或缺的重要力量。
Looking ahead, leveraging Ms. Bokova’s profound global influence, top-tier international resources and forward-looking vision, the World Olymp’Arts Council (WOAC) will take art as its core bond to deepen its core businesses covering global art exchange, cultural communication, aesthetic education popularization and sustainable development. The Council will continue to build an internationalized and diversified art dialogue platform to promote the integration and mutual learning of arts and cultures across countries, support the artistic growth of global teenagers, and fulfill its mission of empowering sustainable development through culture. WOAC will steadily elevate its international credibility and global influence, contributing robust new strength to the prosperity of world culture and the progress of human civilization.
未来，WOAC将依托博科娃女士深厚的全球影响力、顶级国际资源与前沿发展视野，坚守以艺术为核心纽带，深耕全球艺术交流、文化传播、美育普及、可持续发展等核心业务。持续搭建国际化、多元化的艺术对话平台，推动各国艺术文化交融互鉴，助力全球青少年艺术成长，践行文化赋能可持续发展的使命，不断提升机构的国际公信力与全球影响力，为推动世界文化繁荣与人类文明进步贡献全新力量。