UNFPA Liberia opens Book of Condolence for fallen Executive Director

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Liberia County Office has opened a Book of Condolence at its office in Monrovia in memory of its late Executive Director, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin.

Dr. Osotimehin died on Monday, 05 June at his home in New York.The late UNFPA Executive Director touched the lives of millions of people, from his staff, friends and family, to the many women, girls and young people, who were impacted by his words and work.

“Dr. Osotimehin was bold and never afraid of a challenge and his strong leadership helped keep the health and rights of the world’s women and girls high on the global agenda. He understood that the world’s 1.8 billion young people are truly its greatest hope for the future.”

Dr. Osotimehin, a physician and public health expert, became UNFPA’s fourth Executive Director on 1 January 2011, with the rank of United Nations Under-Secretary-General.

Before this appointment, Dr. Osotimehin was Nigeria’s Minister of Health. Prior to that, he was Director-General of the National Agency for the Control of AIDS, which coordinated HIV and AIDS work in Nigeria. Press Release