Auditorium Ivan Pictet
Maison de la paix, Geneva
More than 100 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance—more than at any time since the end of the Second World War. Among those displaced by conflict or uprooted by disaster are an estimated 26 million women and adolescent girls in their childbearing years. How can we meet their needs and protect their rights?
Introductory Remarks:
- H.E. Mr. Alexandre Fasel, Permanent Representative of Switzerland to the UN
Presentation of the State of the World Population Report 2015:
- Alanna Armitage, Director, Geneva Office, United Nations Population Fund
Panelists:
- H.E. Ms. Beatriz Londoño Soto, Permanent Representative of Colombia to the UN
- H.E. Ms. Nazhat Shameem Khan, Permanent Representative of Fiji to the UN
- H.E. Ms. Cecilia B. Rebong, Permanent Representative of the Philippines to the UN
- Dr. Stéphane du Mortier, Head of Primary Health Care Services, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
Moderator: Elisabeth Prügl, Director, Programme on Gender and Global Change, the Graduate Institute, Geneva