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Leymah Roberta Gbowee
Leymah Roberta Gbowee
Nobel Peace Laureate, President, Gbowee Peace Foundation Africa, Liberia
2011 Nobel Peace Laureate Leymah Roberta Gbowee is a Liberian Peace Activist, Trained Social Worker and Women’s Rights Advocate. She is the Founder and current President of the Gbowee Peace Foundation Africa (GPFA). She also currently serves as the Executive Director of the Women, Peace and Security Program at Columbia University’s Earth Institute in New York, USA. She is the Co-Founder and former Executive Director of the Women Peace and Security Network Africa (WIPSEN-A) and a Founding Member and former Liberia Coordinator of Women in Peacebuilding Network (WIPNET).
Sessions by Leymah Roberta Gbowee
Group Meeting Plenary Session Side Events Thematic Panel
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Room
Event
Session
Speakers
Sunday, 15 May
15:30 16:30
Main stage
Plenary session
This session brings together champions who are leading the way in tackling child labour.
Monday, 16 May
14:30 16:00
Main stage
Plenary session
The panel focuses on the strategies and actions that need to be taken to eliminate child labour and accelerate progress towards achieving SDG Target 8.7.
16:45 17:45
Main stage
Side Events
The event discusses how young people, student leaders and survivor advocates have been on the frontlines of the effort to eliminate child labour in Africa and globally.