12 November 1998
Press Release
POP/689
UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND AMBASSADOR NAMED WOMAN OF THE YEAR
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NEW YORK, 11 November (UNFPA) - United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Special Ambassador Waris Dirie has been named "Woman of the Year" by Glamour magazine.
Ms. Dirie, activist and supermodel, is a Special Ambassador for the Elimination of Female Genital Mutilation for the UNFPA.