Egypt's Khaled El-Enany to Lead UNESCO Amid Heritage Preservation Concerns

A man named Khaled El-Enany from Egypt is likely to become the new leader of UNESCO, a big international group that helps protect important places and cultures around the world.

He was chosen by a board, but some groups that care about old buildings and sites are worried.

They say that when he was in charge of Egypt's old places, some important historic areas were damaged, like parts of an old graveyard in Cairo and a special monastery.

They think he shouldn't lead a group that's supposed to protect these places.

However, other countries, especially from Africa and the Arab world, strongly support him.

They feel it's time for someone from their regions to lead UNESCO and correct an old imbalance.

El-Enany has promised to make UNESCO work better for everyone.

He will need a final vote from all the countries in the group to officially start his job.