Executive Director

Ms. Thoraya Ahmed Obaid

Feature Pic CaptionThoraya Ahmed Obaid is the Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, the worlds largest multilateral source of population assistance. Ms. Obaid was appointed head of UNFPA, effective 1 January 2001, with the rank of Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations. She is the first Saudi Arabian to head a United Nations agency.
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2009

arrow 27 May 2009
2009 Annual Session UNDP/UNFPA Executive Board
arrow 08 March 2009
International Women's Day
arrow 06 March 2009
From Crisis to Opportunity
arrow 20 January 2009
Executive Director's Address to the Board

2008

arrow 16 December 2008
Statement on the First Anniversary of the Terrorist Attack on the United Nations Offices in Algiers
arrow 10 December 2008
Human Rights Day
arrow 01 December 2008
World AIDS Day
arrow 25 November 2008
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
arrow 12 November 2008
Launch of The State of World Population 2008
arrow 10 November 2008
Human Resources for Maternal Survival
arrow 20 October 2008
Global Forum on Strengthening Partnerships with Faith Based Organizations
arrow 16 October 2008
UNFPA Mourns Passing of Population Award Laureate Rosenfield
arrow 15 October 2008
International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
arrow 10 October 2008
World Mental Health Day
arrow 1 October 2008
International Day of Older Persons
arrow 9 September 2008
Second Regular Session UNDP/UNFPA Executive Board
arrow 12 August 2008
International Youth Day
arrow 16 July 2008
Mid-Year Review of the Consolidated Appeal Process
arrow 11 July 2008
Statement on the Occasion of World Population Day 2008
arrow 16 June 2008
Annual session 2008 UNDP/UNFPA Executive Board
arrow 9 June 2008
A Vision of Hope
arrow 9 June 2008
UN General Assembly High-Level Meeting on AIDS
arrow 4 June 2008
Invest in Women and Youth: It Pays
arrow 3 June 2008
Statement of the UNFPA on the Global Food Crisis, Population and Development
arrow 22 May 2008
Acceptance Remarks, Distinguished Alumni Award, Wayne State University
arrow 22 May 2008
Swedish International Development Agency
arrow 5 May 2008
International Day of the Midwife
arrow 7 April 2008
Putting People First
arrow 8 March 2008
Statement on the Occasion of International Women's Day
arrow 25 February 2008
Launch of the Secretary-General's Campaign on Violence Against Women
arrow 6 February 2008
International Day Against Female Genital Mutilation
arrow 22 January 2008
Statement at the 2008 First Regular Session of the UNDP/UNFPA Executive Board