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Paris Peace Forum: Buhari, Harris, Macron to speak at official opening ceremony

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United States Vice President Kamala Harris will be the guest of honor at the fourth edition of the Paris Peace Forum, which will take place from 11-13 November at la Grande Halle de La Villette and online.

Kamala Harris, will join French President Emmanuel Macron, Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari and Sheihk Hasina, Prime Minister of Bangladesh at the Forum’s Official Ceremony  Thursday, alongside leaders of international organization.

WHO Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus and IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva will also speak at the event Persecondnews.com gathered.

The 2021 Paris Peace Forum will be dedicated to addressing global governance gaps. Participants will bring ideas and concrete answers to the challenges threatening the response to the pandemic crisis and inclusive economic recovery for all.

N. Nwakanma, during Women in eCommerce, changing the current narrative. 3 April 2019. UNCTAD Photo / Jean Marc Ferré

The duo of Nigeria’s Chioma Agwuegbo, TechHer Nigeria, Nnenna Nwakanma of World wide web foundation will join Gabriela Ramos of UNESCO at the session ‘Digital rights on the global South-North divide’. The session will examine the algorithmic governance policy challenges and opportunities for communities across the Global South, launching the next phase of Initiate’s work toward a global digital rights framework.

Chioma Agwuegbo

Ana Brnabic, Prime Minister of Serbia, Alar Karis, President of Estonia, Macy Sall of Senegal and Azali Assoumani of Union of the Comoros are other world leaders at the forum.

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