Empowering women by empowering women human rights defenders

Opening remarks

• Tone Skogen, State Secretary, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• Ambassador Mara Marinaki of Greece, European External Action Service (EEAS) Principal Advisor on Gender, and on the implementation of UNSCR 1325 on Women, Peace and Security and all other gender-related matters

Panelists

• Bai Ali Indayla, KAWAGIB – Alliance for the Advancement of Moro Human Rights, Philippines
• Noelene Nabulivou, Alternatives with Women for a New Era (DAWN), Fiji
• Fatima Outaleb, Union of Women’s Action (UAF), Morocco

Closing remarks

• Samira Merai Friaa, Minister for Women, Family and Childhood, Tunisia

Moderator

• Richard Bennett, Representative and Head of New York UN Office

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