Natalia Kanem

Natalia Kanem
5th Executive Director of United Nations Population Fund
Assumed office
3 October 2017
Preceded byBabatunde Osotimehin
Personal details
Born (1954-11-08) November 8, 1954 (age 70)
NationalityPanamanian
Alma materHarvard 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]

  1. ^ "Dr. Natalia Kanem".
  2. ^ Gladstone, Rick (15 December 2017). "Natalia Kanem profile". The New York Times.