December 3, 1999

New Unesco Chief Pledges 'Radical' Steps to Reform Beleaguered Organization

By BARBARA GIUDICE

Koichiro Matsuura, the newly elected director general of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, has promised to make radical reforms in the institution's operations. His pledge comes in the face of growing criticism of widespread inefficiency and a declining leadership role for Unesco in some of its core areas of activity, such as education.

The nomination of Mr. Matsuura, who previously was Japan's Ambassador to France, was approved by the General