U.S. President Barack Obama will meet Noble laureate Kailash Satyarthi and address a gathering at the Siri Fort Auditorium on Wednesday.
Mr. Obama will meet Satyarthi, who along with Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014 “for their struggle against the suppression of children and young people and for the rights of all children to education,” the White House on Monday said.
Mr. Satyarthi and Ms. Yousafzai were on December 10 awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for their pioneering work on promoting child rights.
Satyarthi’s non-government organisation, the ‘Bachpan Bachao Andolan’, claims to have rescued over 83,000 children from bonded labour and slavery since its inception in 1980.
After meeting Noble laureate, Mr. Obama will address a gathering at the Siri Fort Auditorium. The First Lady will also attend the event, said the White House.
After his speech at Siri Fort, Obama and the First Lady would leave for Saudi Arabia where he would meet the new Saudi king and personally express his condolences over the death of King Abdullah Abdullah.
Obama had cancelled his pre-scheduled visit to Agra.
> OBAMA'S VISIT TO INDIA
- › DAY 1: JANUARY 25, 2015
- › Arrival in the morning and Rashtrapathi Bhavan Ceremonial
- › Rashtrapathi Bhavan Ceremonial
- › Homage to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat
- › Bilateral discussions with PM Narendra Modi, followed by a luncheon
- › Meeting with President Pranab Mukherjee
- › Banquet hosted by the President
- › DAY 2: JANUARY 26, 2015:
- › Republic Day function and Rashtrapathi Bhavan Ceremonial
- › 'At home' with Pranab Mukherjeeand a round table with CEOs
- › DAY 3: JANUARY 27, 2015:
- › To address a select gathering
- › Leaves for Saudi Arabia
Published - January 27, 2015 09:20 am IST
