with HE. Ms Irina Bokova -former Director General UNESCO an extraordinary woman leader, — at International Peace Institute . At “The Importance of Multilateralism and Women”s Rights ..with HE. Ms Irina Bokova -former Director-General UNESCO an extraordinary woman leader, Aurora Aquino ,RT.Hon.Ms Helen Clark former Prime Minister of New Zealand Women’s rights are increasingly facing pushback with global trends towards populism and shifting centers of power. This pushback is also occurring at a time when preparations are being made to mark the anniversaries of key international commitments to women’s rights in 2020 , including the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace, and Security. A September 26th discussion at IPI between Helen Clark, Former Prime Minister of New Zealand, and former United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Administrator, and Irina Bokova, former Director-General of the UN Educati