Natalia Kanem

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Natalia Kanem
5th Executive Director of United Nations Population Fund
Incumbent
Assumed office 3 October 2017
Preceded by	Babatunde Osotimehin
Personal details
Born	(1954-11-08) November 8, 1954 (age 69)
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]