International Round Table - Women in Politics Wednesday 8 March 2006, at 3:00 pm– Room II Guest of honour: Her Excellency Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, President of Liberia Inaugurated by Koïchiro Matsuura, Director-General of UNESCO CLICK here to see the VIDEO

 
This Round Table will bring together women ministers. Coming from all regions of the world, these women are leaders in their societies and hold positions which were traditionally occupied by men. The Round Table will emphasize the importance of women in politics as well as in the process of development in general.

UNESCO Headquarters, 3.00 pm, Room II
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PROGRAMME

3:00 pm Round Table – opening

Master of Ceremonies: Mr. Hans d’Orville, The Director of the Bureau of Strategic Planning

- Address by Mr. Koïchiro Matsuura, Director-General of UNESCO
- Address by Dr. Musa Bin Jaafar Bin Hassan, Ambassador, President of the General Conference
- Keynote address by HE Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President of Liberia, keynote address


Round table – discussion (until 6:00 pm)

Moderator: Ms Gülser Corat, Chief, BSP/WGE

- Nada Abbas Haffadh, Minister of Health, Bahrain
- Blanca Ovelar de Duarte, Minister of Education and Culture, Paraguay
- Zubeida Jalal, Minister of Welfare and Special Education, Pakistan
- Chinwe Obaji, Minister of Education, Nigeria
- Maitrayee Mukhopadhyay, The Royal Tropical Institute, The Netherlands