The 2019 Hillary Rodham clinton awards for advancing women in peace and security. Today we are privileged to have with us the honorable Hillary Rodham clinton, honoring founding chair of the Georgetown Institute for women, peace and security. Secretary clinton, we are deeply grateful to you for your presence and your extraordinary contributions, recognizing the role of women in peace building. Thank you for being here. [applause] we gather to honor three individuals who have exemplified what it means to serve, protect, and mpower vulnerable populations. Her excellently, show bodily who served as United Nations high commissioner for human rights and previously reserved twice as president of the republic of chile. [applause] rosa, who serves as Program Coordinator of the Catholic Relief Services Program Based in el salvador that supports incarcerated people as they prepare to return to society into the workforce. And virginia, the founder of an organization based in honduras them provide
Stands adjourned until 12 00 p. M. On tuesday, now back to live coverage of the Award Ceremony with Hillary Clinton. Everywhere she has spoken out in the strongest terms against the scourge of human rights abuses from the civilian deaths in syria to the human rights crises in venezuela and north korea. To the treatment of Migrant Children at the us border and the persecution of people in myanmar and so many other abuses, and most recently she declared Climate Change a growing extremely serious threat to human rights. As she has rightly said we can only attain peace, security and Sustainable Development for all societies when we advance the dignity and equality of all human beings now for the citation, for her leadership and humanity and dedication. For being a voice for the voiceless and an advocate for victims of Human Rights Violations around the world and recognizing the rights of women, half the population of this world too often marginalized and on the outskirts of opportunity, ge
[ cheers and applause ] good morning, everyone. Its an honor to welcome you to georgetown and to gaston hall for this special event, the presentation of the 2019 Hillary Rodham clinton award for advancing women and peace and security. Today were privileged to have with us the honorable Hillary Rodham clinton, honorary founding chair of our Georgetown Institute for women, peace, and security, and secretary clinton, were deeply grateful to you for your presence and your extraordinary contributions in recognizing the role of women in peace building. Thank you for being here. [ cheers and applause ] we gather today to honor three individuals who have exemplified what it means to serve, protect, and empower vulnerable populations. Her excellency who serves as the United Nations high commissioner for human rights and who previously served twice as president of the republic of chile. [ applause ] rosa anaya, who serves as Program Coordinator of segundas oportunidades, a program that supports
Captured my attention because something thats important to me as a congressman from texas is to the extent to which cartels have operational control of our border. Ive been to the border numerous times and i would love to get your perspective on that the 2 million in week that did abis making just moving people across in mcallen. You know this well its a real problem there were the ones profiteering on the back of migrants and women and children and can you talk a little bit about that has one of the opening points you make in your book . The work that you are doing is so important to enlighten the American Public about vice grip that the cartels have at the border. The horrifying and appalling impact that has to innocent people on both sides of the border and one of the things that i think that was really important to illuminate on chapter 1 of the book of what i call the Caravan Cartel is that the drug cartels couldnt do it alone. Whats shocking to people is not that you have explici
Talk a little bit about that is one of the opening 20 make in your book to enlighten the American Public about the rights that the cartel have at the border or the innocent people on both sides of the border one of the things that i think was really important to eliminate in chapter one of the book of what i call the Caravan Cartel is that it couldnt do it alone and i think what is shocking to people is not that you have implicit conspirators out there that are making these billions of dollars in process that is endangering lives wreaking havoc with the fact that you have minted benevolent charities and religious organizations that may think that they are doing a good deed, and of course we all know about the kind of road that good intentions pave, that religious organizations on both sides of the border that are doing service and enabling the drug cartels to make as much cash as they do. Into your state and then beyond and support money subsidizing this entire Shelter Network especial