Plenary V: Democracy in Crisis?

December 13, 2019

Moderator Borzou Daragahi, International Correspondent, The Independent Speakers Laura Albornoz, Former Minister of State for the National Service for Women, Chile Mohamed Benaïssa, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kingdom of Morocco Michelle Ndiaye, Director of the Africa Peace and Security Program, Institute for Peace and Security Studies – IPSS Trisha Shetty, Founder & CEO, SheSays

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