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5th Congress of the Mukwege International Chair: Ending gender-based violence: women’s empowerment and sustainable development
Dr. Denis Mukwege, 2018 Nobel Peace Prize winner, founder and president of the Panzi Foundation in the Democratic Republic of Congo received an honorary doctorate from the University of Montreal (UdeM) in 2019. Since then, UdeM has integrated the Mukwege International Research Chair, which was initiated by Professor Emeritus (University of Liège) Véronique De Keyser, Honorary deputy of the European Parliament, following Dr. Denis Mukwege’s initial contacts in November 2013 with the aim of setting up cooperation programs for the follow-up of survivors of sexual violence.
The Université de Montréal will host the 5th Congress of the Mukwege International Chair from December 3 to 6 at the Palais des congrès de Montréal on the theme: Ending gender-based violence: women’s empowerment and sustainable development, in the presence of Dr. Denis Mukwege, Nobel Peace Prize, 2018.
This major North American event brings together international specialists from the healthcare, research, social, political and legal fields.
Come network around best practices in combating gender-based violence and empowering women towards the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals.
