The death of the Executive Director of the United Nations Populations Fund, Babatunde Osotimehin is not only a loss to Nigeria alone, but also to the UN community.
The UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres and the UN Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed have taken to Twitter to mourn the loss of the former Minister of Health who died in the early hours of Monday.
Others who paid tributes to the UNPF boss include the Executive Director of UNAIDS, Michel Sidibe and President of the 71st Session of the UN General Assembly, Peter Thomson.
I mourn the death of UNFPA chief Dr Babatunde Osotimehin. Our world lost a great champion of well-being for all, especially women & girls. pic.twitter.com/LJmrSM3OrR
— António Guterres (@antonioguterres) June 5, 2017
The passing of my brother @BabatundeUNFPA is a big loss for his family, colleagues, friends & champions for the well-being of women & youth pic.twitter.com/PqkkXQnioZ
— Amina J Mohammed (@AminaJMohammed) June 5, 2017
Terribly saddened by the passing of my dear brother Babatunde Osotimehin- a staunch defender of the #humanrights of women & young people https://t.co/PH8Ig4jsvl
— Michel Sidibé (@MichelSidibe) June 5, 2017
Greatly saddened by @UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin’s passing away. Huge loss to #UN family. My condolences to his family pic.twitter.com/6fTwPSMYee
— UN GA President (@UN_PGA) June 5, 2017
Deeply shocked & saddened to learn about the untimely passing of a great friend, Prof @BabatundeUNFPA. #RIP ED, you will be dearly missed. pic.twitter.com/wzu2KcqTOI
— Ahmad Alhendawi (@AhmadAlhendawi) June 5, 2017
The passing of @BabatundeUNFPA, it’s a great loss to Africa, the world and mostly to the youth of this world @antonioguterres @Atayeshe pic.twitter.com/kqdS6R3NM9
— Jakaya Kikwete (@jmkikwete) June 5, 2017
Today we @UnKenya mourn the loss of @BabatundeUNFPA, a gr8 champion for women & girls, a fighter to end #FGM, child marriage & #SGBV. #RIP pic.twitter.com/eHNZvSWU5i
— SIDDHARTH CHATTERJEE (@sidchat1) June 5, 2017
We commiserate with the family of former Nigerian Minister of Health & Head of UNFPA, Babatunde Osotimehin, a friend of KDSG who died today. pic.twitter.com/XmcIZxbaGj
— Ministry of Budget (@KDMobp) June 5, 2017
