Empowering women in Africa: debate with Sakharov laureate Dr Denis Mukwege
Dr Denis Mukwege will join the Development Committee to debate how empowering women in Africa can foster the overall development of societies and why addressing health and human security is a prerequisite for progress in developing countries. Dr Mukwege was awarded the Sakharov Prize 2014 for his work for the victims of sexual violence in Eastern Congo's Kivu provinces.
The meeting is organised in association with the EP Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly and will take place on Monday in Brussels, room 3C050 Paul-Henri-Spaak building at 15:00.
You can watch the meeting live via EP Live.