Kyung-wha Khang, Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, speaking at the Courage to Lead Summit in Geneva on Human Rights Day, December 10, 2009.

The Courage to Lead: A Human Rights Summit for Women Leaders, December 8-10, 2009.

The Courage to Lead Summit brought together experienced and emerging human rights leaders from over thirty countries to share and build on their experiences and to promote mentoring and collaboration among women who play a key role in promoting human rights worldwide.

The conference is organized by The Eleanor Roosevelt Project of the George Washington University and Vital Voices Global Partnership with support from the U.S. Department of State, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and the International Labour Organization. The Conference of NGOs in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations (CoNGO) coordinated logistics for the event. Morning sessions of the December 8-10 summit at the ILO are also open to the public.