Thank you. Good evening. Its my distinct pleasure to be here for this next panel about women and girls in conflict zones and the participation■j hs been a fantastic afternoon so far, i am frustrated we are still having to rights particularly when it comes to conflict abroad. We have been far and were goine you overseas with the extraordinary panel. I want to help you woke us your minds about what it meaict abro. We could think about faraway complex, but i would think of places where you have complex that deal with the same issues and biases, gender pay gaps and on top oft, conflict. The panel we have will help us figure out how we can get practical■e advice to apply that to conflict to solve them and include women in the Peace Process. I will start by introducing the panel. Everyone here has an illi will. We have a cofounder and leadership in afghanistan, the first and only boarding school for afghan girls that operated 2016 and 2021. She divides her time. The executive director at
Deserve to be there although we do, because the world would be a much better lacemo innovative, fair and humane if we are there and that is why as long as we have been doing it that we have to stay committed because we owe it to one another to make sure women get the fair share. Thank you. Good evening, everybody, its my distinct leisure to be here evening for this next panel about women and girls and their essential participation in Peace Processs. Its been a fantastic afternoon so far. Afternoon so far, i am frustrated we are still having to say womens rights are human rights particularly when it comes to conflict abroad. We have been focused on the u. S. So far and were going to take you overseas with the extraordinary panel. I want to help you woke us your minds about what it means to talk about conflict abroad. Could think about faraway complex, but i would■ think of places where you have complex that deal with the same issues and biases, gender pay■t gaps ad on top of that, c
Council i welcome you to this Public Affairs program. You honored to have us our guest david, his presidency of International Committee where he oversees humanitarian relief i know the name resonates with most of our audience. If you want to learn more please take a moment to read his bio which was handed out when you checked in. Today he will discuss refugees. Its also the subject of rescue, refugees and the political crisis of our time. It is about our duty to strangers. The crisis may no longer be frontpage news, its ongoing and global. The fallout this is only part of the outfield. The fact is, refugees are fleeing countries from afghanistan to somalia, the seeking shelter and wondering how they will survive. Theres always been refugees. This seems to be Something Different about what is happening. In becoming not only a human enormous humanitarian crisis but a political challenge theres moral questions, issues that we care deeply about. David offers a roadmap of a widespread refug
To this Public Affairs program. We are extremely honored to have as our guest today, David Miliband. David is the president and ceo of the International Rescue committee. He oversees both agencies humanitarian relief operations and the Refugee Resettlement and Assistance Program in several american cities. I know that the name David Miliband resonates with most of our audience. But those that want to learn more about our guest, please take a moment and read what was handed out to you this morning. Today he will be discussing one of the biggest issues, refugees. In his recent book entitled rescue. It is he says, about chadwick while the refugee crisis may no longer be front page news, make no mistake, it is ongoing and global. While the followup from years of civil war top system list this is only part of the refugee issue. They are being afghanistan and somalia, and doris can be on here seeking shelter and wondering how they will survive. Swhile they have always been refugees, those wh
People working to get themselves out of poverty. Sam from the financial times. Thanks very much. You were talking earlier about the u. S. As a bright spot, among advanced economies. The story of the president ial campaign has not been that American Voters feel this has been a bright spot recovery. Is there a risk the administration is feeling out of touch with public mood about the u. S. Economy at the moment or are we overestimating just how negative people feel about the economy . First of all, i dont know, you know i look at evidence from the measures that economists look at about how people feel about the economy are the Consumer Sentiment index and the Consumer Confidence index from the Conference Board and the university of michigan. When you look at measures like that, you see that confidence has been consistently rising since the recession. And last year reached levels we hadnt seen in over a decade. So i see a number of ways in which people are positive both about their situat