Nafis Sadik

Overview

Nafis Sadik born Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh, India July 18, 1929. Pakistani physician, Director of UN Population Fund 1987-2000; Secretary-General UN Population Conference, Cairo, 1994.

Quotations

"[D]evelopment that lays a sound basis for global justice, peace and security, depends on women’s empowerment and equality." (International Women’s Day, March 8, 2005; photo iisd.ca)