Thoraya Obaid

(1945) Diplomat Saudi Arabia

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Thoraya Obaid is a diplomat from Saudi Arabia.

Quick Facts About Thoraya Obaid

Born: March 2, 1945
Nationality: Saudi Arabia
Profession: Diplomat

About Thoraya Obaid

Thoraya Ahmed Obaid is a Saudi politician and diplomat who served as executive director of the United Nations Population Fund from 2000 to 2010. From 2013 to 2016 she was a member of the Consultative Assembly of Saudi Arabia.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

United Nations Population Award

Quotes by Thoraya Obaid

The challenge for UNFPA is to help countries as we always have with no agenda of our own; with sensitivity towards unique…

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Action

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We also know that the various faith-based institutions provide about 50 per cent of the health and education services in the poor…

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Achieve

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We are reviewing our experience to enable us to respond to the cultural challenge: to help countries, communities and individuals interpret universal…

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Challenges

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If world leaders decide to [meet the Millennium Development Goals], I think it can be done by 2015...The question is, is there…

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Development

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We cannot confront the massive challenges of poverty, hunger, disease and environmental destruction unless we address issues of population and reproductive health

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Addresses

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It keeps startling me that at the beginning of this 21st century, at a time when we can . . . explore…

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21st century

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