Natalia Kanem | |
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5th Executive Director of United Nations Population Fund | |
Assumed office 3 October 2017 | |
Preceded by | Babatunde Osotimehin |
Personal details | |
Born | November 8, 1954 |
Nationality | Panamanian |
Alma mater | Harvard University Columbia University University of Washington |
Natalia Kanem is a medical doctor who currently serves as the Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency.[1] In this capacity, she is among the highest-ranking women at the United Nations and the first Latin American to head UNFPA.[2]