Join the Parliament for Special Programming on Girl Empowerment and Women Leaders Across Religious & Spiritual Traditions

A widely published research clinical psychologist and specializes in the assessment of dementias, most recently was Clinical Administrative Chief at the Program in Dementia with Psychiatric Comorbidity at the Douglas Mental Health University Institute in Montreal and Asst Prof in Psychiatry, McGill University. She serves as a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Parliament of the World's Religions and Co-Chair of the Parliament's Women's Task Force.

Senior Advisor of Gender and Development at UNICEF Senior Advisor, Gender Equality and Development at UNICEF where she provides strategic, management and technical guidance on gender responsive programming to achieve results for women and children. Sagri supports the implementation of UNICEF’s Gender Action Plan (GAP) as it relates to promoting gender equality in health, HIV, nutrition and education outcomes for children as well as on adolescent girls’ empowerment and well-being specifically in the areas of health, HIV, nutrition, ending child marriage and secondary education and skills, and the intersections between them.

CEO of the Afghan Institute of Learning (AIL), an organization she founded in 1995 in response to the lack of education and health care that the Afghan people faced after decades of war and strife. She is also the co-founder and President of Creating Hope International (CHI). Dr. Yacoobi has established 352 Learning Centers, four schools, a hospital, and a radio station in Afghanistan, and is the recipient of six honorary doctorates including from Princeton University. She is a respected expert and speaker especially on the subjects of girls’ education, life in Afghanistan, health, refugees and women’s empowerment.

Chapter Head of Green Hope Bangladesh with a Master's Degree in Peace, World Religions & Conflict Resolution. Ms. Islam has been working tirelessly on the ground with women and girls in the slums and villages of Bangladesh. She has been focussing on educating girls and women about health, hygiene, sanitation and how to protect themselves from sexual assault, as part of Green Hope's work on Education for Sustainable Development.

Representative to the United Nations for the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States. He engages in discourses that focus on the advancement of women, race unity and human rights.

Mr. Murrell currently serves as Interim President of the Committee of Religious NGOs at the United Nations. A member of the Board of Trustees of the Parliament, Mr. Murrell serves as Co-Chair of the Parliament's Next Generation Task Force.