Note to Correspondents

Nicholas D. Kristof to deliver Rafael M. Salas Memorial Lecture at headquarters

 

The lecture is part of a series that started in 1989 as a tribute to the first Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).  The series recognizes the critical role that Mr. Salas played in creating a global awareness and consensus about the importance of population to social and economic development.

Nicholas D. Kristof, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and columnist for The New York Times, will deliver the tenth Rafael M. Salas Memorial.

The topic will be:  “The Greatest Challenge in the Twenty-first Century:  Gender Equality in Development” at 4:30 p.m., Wednesday, 11 October 2006 in the Economic and Social Council Chamber at United Nations Headquarters.

Journalists not accredited to the United Nations, who are interested in attending the event, should contact mata@unfpa.org for inclusion in the guest list.

For additional information, contact Mr. Abubakar Dungus, Information Adviser/Spokesman UNFPA, office: 1 212 297 5031, fax: 1 212 557 6416, http://www.unfpa.org.

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