Meet the Speakers: Farah Faizal
We are honoured to announce that Dr. Farah Faizal, retired ambassador and expert on Small Island Developing States (SIDS), will chair Panel 3: Human Rights and Environmental Stewardship at the upcoming International Conference on Ecocide, Human Rights and Environmental Justice, taking place on 31 October 2025 in London and online.
Dr. Faizal is the first Maldivian woman to earn a Ph.D. and currently is a Senior Fellow at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, University of London. Her distinguished career includes serving as High Commissioner of the Maldives to the UK, with accreditation to several European countries, and being named Diplomat of the Year for Asia and Oceania in 2022. Her research spans democracy, climate change, human rights, and feminist foreign policy.
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