UNFPA Director Speaks at PI’s Global Media Awards Dinner

Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, the Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) spoke at the Population Institute’s 32^nd annual Global Media Awards dinner.   Dr. Osotimehin, who talked about the vital importance of UNFPA’s work and mission, was also presented the  award for  Best Print Editorial for his editorial entitled “Population and Development.” The editorial, which ran in Science magazine, highlights the implications of the world’s population reaching 7 billion, and the challenges that will face humanity in terms of poverty reduction, pollution, food and water scarcity, and health.

Other winners honored at the dinner, which was held in New York City on January 12, included an Ethiopian serial drama, a Kenyan news article series, a Pulitzer Prize winning cartoonist, and the PBS News Hour.  Dick Smith received the Best Book award for his book Dick Smith’s Population Crisis: The dangers of unsustainable growth for Australia. The book looks at challenges related to population growth globally, and then takes a closer look at the impact of those challenges on Australia.

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