News stories by executive director of UNFPA
Q&A: Meeting a World of Seven Billion with Optimism
- Inter Press Service
Before the end of 2011 there will be more humans on earth than in all of the planet's 4.5-billion-year history. As the world steels itself to support its seven billion-strong population, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, the new executive director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), greets the impending challenges with gusto.
Q&A: What the U.S. Undid for Women in Iraq
- Inter Press Service
The U.S.-led invasion and then occupation of Iraq brought a sharp setback to the rights of women in that country, UNFPA head Thoraya Obaid tells IPS in an interview.
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