Sonia is a young girl from Ukraine. Her school was reduced to rubble by the war, leaving her education under threat.

Francisco André was born in Leiria, Portugal, in 1976. He holds a degree in Law by the University of Lisbon, with focus in legal-economic areas, and started his professional career as a lawyer. Among other positions, in public offices, he was Head of Cabinet of the Secretary of State for the Presidency of the Council of Ministers (2005/2008), Counsellor at the Permanent Representation of Portugal to the European Union in Brussels (2009/2013) and Head of Cabinet of the Portuguese Prime Minister (2018/2020). Mr. André was appointed Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation in December 2020 and, following legislative elections, was reappointed to the same position in March 2022.

Inger Ashing is Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Save the Children International. A respected child rights activist, she set up her own youth organisation at the age of 12, working against racism and violence at county level. Since then Inger has been determined to make children’s voices heard. She has been associated with Save the Children for more than 25 years, first serving as a youth advocate and later on the Boards of Save the Children Sweden and Save the Children International. Prior to her appointment in September 2019, Inger held various national and international roles focused on children’s right, most recently as the Director General at the Swedish Agency against Segregation. She a member of the Ethics Council at The Swedish Migration Agency and has been an expert to and board member of several authorities and committees such as the Delegation for Human Rights, the Swedish National Knowledge Centre on Violence against Children and the Delegation for the Employment of Young People and Newly Arrived Migrants.

You can follow her on Twitter at @SaveCEO_Intl