On Tuesday 28 January 2025, at 11.30, a Press Conference will be held at the Holy See Press Office, Via della Conciliazione 54, to present the World Leaders’ Summit on the Children’s Rights, entitled “Love them and protect them”, promoted by Pope Francis and coordinated by the Pontifical Committee for World Children’s Day, to be held on 3 February in the Apostolic Palace.

The speakers will be:

- Megawati Sukarnoputri, Fifth President of Indonesia and member of the Judging Committee of the Zayed Award for Human Fraternity (by live link);

- Fr. Enzo Fortunato, O.F.M. Conv., president of the Pontifical Committee for World Children’s Day;

- Marco Impagliazzo, president of the Sant’Egidio Community;

- Aldo Cagnoli, vice president of the Pontifical Committee for World Children’s Day;

- Angelo Chiorazzo, founder of the “Auxilium” social cooperative.

On the occasion, a video message from Kailash Satyarthi, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate 2014, will be screened.

The press conference will be livestreamed in the original language on the Vatican News YouTube channel, at https://www.youtube.com/c/VaticanNews.