International Symposium on The Role of Women’s Leadership in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Region

A landmark occasion for development of The Mary Robinson Centre in Ballina, Co. Mayo, its first public event was held in July 2014 in collaboration with NUI Galway.  An international symposium on Women's Leadership, Peace and Sustainable Livelihoods in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Region was opened by then Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Eamon Gilmore TD.  The symposium marked the first year of former President Mary Robinson’s role as UN Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Region and heard from global experts on the conflict.

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