Democracy. [background noises] [background noises] [background noises] [background noises] [background noises] [background noises] [background noises] good morning. Good morning. If we can get everybodys attention. Thank you. Good morning. This here it is that Senate Appropriations would please come to order we are here for a very important reason and the first is to thank all the young people who are here today for your commitment to coming in fighting for yourself and for many others. To talk about the special Diabetes Program and its critical work that supports Life Saving Research for millions of kids and people across our country and the world who are living with type one diabetes. And in particular we are here today to hear from kids living with type one diabetes about why this program matters. Ill before i started i want to welcome all of you to washington d. C. And to congress but i know many of you have traveled from all over the country to be here today. I want you to know th
Discussed afghan womens rights at the Wilson Center. She said afghan women had suffered very to coney and measures relating to education, civil liberties, health care and work since the taliban had taken over in august of 2021. This is about an hour and 10 minutes. Thanks. Ladies and gentlemen, good afternoon and welcome to this marvelous forum. Im grateful to be back, even though i could not be at the center today, Technology Still makes it possible to join you. Not only is she known for her important writings on iran, but she holds a very special place in the hearts of all of us here at the Wilson Center. She is the founding director of our middle east program and she led that team from 1998 through 2015. This series honors her commitment to promoting womens empowerment and womens rights globally, but particularly in this region. Madeleine albright inaugurated the series in 2017. Since then, it has featured senator chris van hollen, the under secretary general and executive secretary
Democracy. [background noises] [background noises] [background noises] [background noises] [background noises] [background noises] [background noises] good morning. Good morning. If we can get everybodys attention. Thank you. Good morning. This here it is that Senate Appropriations would please come to order we are here for a very important reason and the first is to thank all the young people who are here today for your commitment to coming in fighting for yourself and for many others. To talk about the special Diabetes Program and its critical work that supports Life Saving Research for millions of kids and people across our country and the world who are living with type one diabetes. And in particular we are here today to hear from kids living with type one diabetes about why this program matters. Ill before i started i want to welcome all of you to washington d. C. And to congress but i know many of you have traveled from all over the country to be here today. I want you to know th
When you are connected, you are not alone. Cox supports cspan as a Public Service, along with these other television providers. Giving you a front row seat to democracy. Up next, the chief climate officer from the u. S. Agency for international development, jillian caldwell, on using media to help organizations build credibility and trust and provide access to critical information systems. The discussion also touched on ways the media can promote action on Climate Change. Hi everybody, it got quiet in here, hi, how are you. Good to see so many faces, and although we cannot see their faces there are plenty of people joining us online today as well. It is great to have you here as well. Welcome to our event, and action, how media and Behavioral Insights can address the Climate Crisis. It is great to be here, i am an anchor with abc news pieced here in washington d. C. I am also a senior journal miss the in terms of the media we journalists are focusing on communities and countries, and t
North korea expert, scholar and author for the sister, dr. Sungyoon lee. His bio is on the website, but i do want highlight that outside of his Academic Work research. Chair dr. Lee has been an Expert Witness for us congressional. Hearings on north korea policy, including the Otto Warmbier versus dprk trial this evening. We have a unique opportunity to hear his insights about country that keeps us awake, continues to present challenging policy problems for the region and beyond and. As if that werent difficult enough to try to the pathology of secretive kim that leads it joining dr. Lee is our very own Emma Whitmyer easy Society Policy institute officer, Program Officer will interview dr. Lee and then conduct a q a with the audience. Emma was previously a fellow with the south Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Now we get the program underway, which is why you are here. I want to first thank dr. Lee for taking time to speak here. We are delighted for this opportunity to host you for w