Diene Keita appointed Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).
Stories & Blogs UNFPAAug 29, 2025(Press Release )Ms. Diene Keita was appointed Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, today by UN Secretary-General António Guterres. She holds the rank of United Nations Under-Secretary-General.
After a career defending ‘the dignity of life’, Natalia Kanem steps down as UNFPA boss
Stories & Blogs UnJul 19, 2025(Interview )Natalia Kanem, the head of the UN sexual and reproductive rights agency, UNFPA, is stepping down, after a tumultuous eight-year tenure
Putting Africa on the path to prosperity
Stories & Blogs World bankJun 19, 2024(Blog )While 1.2 billion people in developing countries are projected to reach working age over the next decade, only an estimated 420 million jobs will be available to them.