Six female Nobel Peace Laureates will meet in Dublin today to promote the role of women in progressing peace and tackling violence.
Betty Williams and Mairead Corrigan from Northern Ireland will be joined at St Stephen's Green Prof Jody Williams of the United States, Dr Shirin Ebadi of Iran, Rigoberta Menchu Tum of Guatemala and Professor Wangari Maaphai of Kenya.
The meeting will follow the first international conference of the Nobel Women's initiative in Galway.
The conference, Women Redefining Peace in the Middle East and Beyond, is being attended by international human rights activists, disarmament experts and ex-political prisoners.
Its conclusions will be delivered in Dublin by four of the six laureates, who will discuss how they can use their high-profile status and access to power to advance the role of women.