Tarja Halonen served two terms as President of Finland from 2000 to 2012. During her presidency, she was Co-Chair of the United Nations Millennium Summit, Co-Chair of the Commission on the Social Dimension of Globalization, Co-Chair of the UN High-Level Panel on Global Sustainability and Chair of the Council of Women World Leaders. Over her political career, which began in 1974, President Halonen has paid close attention to promotion of democracy, human rights, and the role of civil society. Strengthening social justice and gender equality have been central themes. President Halonen has been actively engaged with non-governmental organizations and trade unions. Prior to her election as the President, she served as Minister of Social Affairs and Health, Minister of Justice, and Minister for Foreign Affairs. After her exit from the office, the TH Global Sustainability Foundation was established in 2012 to promote President Halonen’s work in the field of sustainable development. She is currently the Chair of the Board of the University of Helsinki. She continues to work closely with the UN and serves as an Alternate Co-Chair of the Every Woman Every Child Movement’s Steering Group and a member of the Secretary-General’s High-Level Advisory Board on Mediation. She is also UN Global Champion for Disaster Risk Reduction, UN Drylands Ambassador, a member of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) Group of Eminent Persons and a member of WHO Pan-European Commission on Health and Sustainable Development.

MONTH	DATE	TIME	SESSION	SESSION TITLE
Dec 2020	15 Dec	12.00- 13.30 (BKK)	WS402	The Lancet-SIGHT Commission on Peaceful Societies Through Health and Gender Equality - Health and Gender at the Intersection of Armed Conflict and the COVID-19 Pandemic