Thank you so much.
This is something that our committee has done since 2018, and it is a very high honour, because this committee has selected all of you unanimously, with every single political party agreeing. What we hope this will do for you is that it will validate your work. It will let others see that you are seen in the world and that we do recognize and know the work you are doing and the difference that it's making.
That's why I am very proud that we are able to have you here today.
To you, Mariam Lamizana; to you, Oleksandra Matviichuk; and also to Ayesha Hajeera Almas, who wasn't able to join us today, this is the highest honour that our committee can afford you. At a time when we know there is a global battle between democracy and authoritarianism, when human rights and women's rights are being undermined globally, you are the ones on the front line. You are the ones we stand with and beside, because we want you to know how important what you're doing is and that we appreciate it very much around the world.
Thank you.