What’s on Ms. Diene Keita's mind as she’s officially sworn in as the new Executive Director of UNFPA?
Join her behind the scenes at the United Nations to hear it straight from her.
Her focus is crystal clear: "Everyone counts."
Watch the video and walk the halls of the United Nations with our new Executive Director.
Every day, lifesaving UNFPA supplies make their way to women and girls in need around the world.
Take a peek inside our Côte d'Ivoire warehouse with UNFPA Executive Director Diene Keita to learn how we deliver hope.
“We need to build with what we have and keep on moving.”
At UNGA, UNFPA Executive Director Ms. Diene Keita spoke to Kayode Akintemi on ensuring women and young people in Africa fulfill their potential despite challenges.
During her recent visit to Bangladesh, UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem met three young women who are helping mothers deliver their babies safely in the district of Gaibandha, in the far northwest of the country.
In this video, she explains how midwives are making a difference in this remote area, with support from UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency.
Learn more about how UNFPA supports midwifery around the world.
Six years after her last visit, Dr. Natalia Kanem, UNFPA Executive Director, returned to Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh to meet with Rohingya refugee women and girls and hear about their needs.
See what she saw and find out more about the life-saving services provided by UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency.
Women in the remote villages of Sô-Ava, Benin have limited access to reproductive health care and maternity wards.
A boat clinic, supported by UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—helps deliver the services they need.
Watch UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem’s visit to the clinic to see how UNFPA is working to ensure rights and choices for all women and girls, no matter where they live.
The United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres appointed Ms. Diene Keita as Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) effective 29 August 2025. She holds the rank of United Nations Under-Secretary-General. Ms. Keita served briefly as Acting Executive Director and as Deputy Executive Director Programme since August 2020.