One day after Malala Yousafzai addressed Parliament as an honorary Canadian, Nobel peace laureate Leymah Gbowee from Liberia and Canadian-Iraqi peace activist Yanar Mohammed met with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Two days, two Nobel peace laureates. They remain underfunded — most women’s organizations in the world have budgets of less than $25,000. For Mohammed, the meeting with Trudeau came as a validation after her struggle for official acknowledgement as a messenger of peace. “I will be happy again if Trudeau decides to dedicate funds to women around the world.”

Source: thestar April 28, 2017 11:03 UTC