In a career spanning over three decades, Dr. Natalia Kanem has dedicated her life to improving
the health and lives of women and children by championing their rights and choices. She
leverages her combined expertise in science, public health and philanthropy to advance the
reproductive health and rights of women and girls, and to uphold the human dignity of all. As
United Nations Under-Secretary General and Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations
sexual and reproductive health agency, Dr. Kanem oversees its life-saving policy, development
and humanitarian work in over 120 countries, with the aim of assuring that ‘every pregnancy is
intended, every childbirth is safe and every young person’s potential is fulfilled.’ She is also a
Dag Hammarskjöld press freedom advisor.
Investing in the health and well-being of employees isn't just the right thing to do; it’s good for business and can have a lasting effect on productivity.
The world's population is 8 billion, yet two-thirds live in a country with a low fertility rate. How can governments unlock the potential of their changing demographics?
Our collective failure to uphold women’s rights means that we emerge from each crisis a step further away from gender equality. We must translate humanitarian commitments into action and ...
Malgré des progrès, les taux de mortalité des enfants et des mères sont encore effroyables.
Education and the use of contraception can save developing countries millions of dollars.
Countries could save billions in welfare payments by ending the practice.
