speeches/statements
Credit: UNHCR
Preventing Sexual Exploitation and Abuse in Humanitarian Operations, INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MIGRATION (IOM), Geneva
September 7, 2016
Sexual exploitation and abuse isn’t a comfortable topic. Unfortunately, all too often we become complacent. We may start to believe that if there are no reports then it isn’t happening, and therefore, there is no need to take preventative action. But we all know that is not the reality...
HOW MULTI-STAKEHOLDER PARTNERSHIPS IN GENEVA ENHANCE RESILIENCY, East-West Sustainability Summit, Honolulu, Hawaii
August 31, 2016
In our interconnected world, our approach to resiliency must be comprehensive if we, the international community, are to achieve the ambitious global goals we’ve set for ourselves...
2016 President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) Annual Meeting, Durban, South Africa
July 16, 2016
If we are to truly get on the fast track to ending the AIDS epidemic, we need to surround vulnerable populations – in particular adolescent girls and young women – with comprehensive support and services in every aspect of their lives...