#Women4Multilateralism is a project initiated in 2022 by the Delegation
of the European Union and the Permanent Mission of Gabon in Geneva

#Women4Multilateralism is a project initiated in 2022 by the Delegation of the European Union and the Permanent Mission of Gabon in Geneva

Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga

Latvia

Advocating for equal rights and opportunities for all

As Latvia’s first elected female president, Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga actively worked for EU and NATO accession of her country. UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan named her Special Envoy for UN Reform. The fight against prejudice of every kind and inequality of rights and opportunities remains the core principle of her many international activities to this day.

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