On the occasion of International Women's Day, the World Union of Catholic Women's Organisations, with the sponsorship of the British Embassy to the Holy See and the Embassy of Peru to the Holy See, held a conference entitled "The women promoters of hope" on Tuesday, March 5, 2019 at the auditorium of the International Union of Superiors General, located in Lungotevere Tor di Nona 7 in Rome.

Please find below the links to:

- The interventions of: H.E. Ms María Elvira Velásquez Rivas-Plata, Ambassador of Peru to the Holy See, H.E. Mrs. Sally Axworthy, British Ambassador to the Holy See, Dr. Flaminia Giovanelli, former Undersecretary Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, Dr. Martina Liebsch, Policy and Advocacy Director, Caritas Internationalis, Dr. María Lía Zervino, General President of the World Union of Catholic Women’s Organisations (UMOFC-WUCWO). Conference_video

- Photos of the conference: Facebook_photos 

- Media coverage:

https://cruxnow.com/vatican/2019/03/06/from-vatican-to-uk-women-make-their-way-in-male-dominated-world/

https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/ambassadors-to-vatican-partner-with-women-religious-to-combat-modern-slavery-70053

http://www.latinosenitalia.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=823:la-mujer-tiene-rostro-de-esperanza&catid=1:ultime 

https://www.vaticannews.va/it/mondo/news/2019-03/donne-chiesa-mondo-speranza-ruolo.html 

https://zenit.org/articles/feature-in-partnering-with-religious-sisters-we-can-make-change-and-tackle-global-challenges-affirms-british-ambassador-to-the-holy-see-sally-axworthy/