Doris Mpoumou is the current Director and AU Representative of Save the Children African Union Liaison and Pan Africa Office, based in Addis Ababa.  Doris is a human rights and social justice advocate with over 20 years of experience in high level advocacy, policy analysis, and coalition building on issues as diverse as peace and security, violence against women and girls including child marriage, global governance, and sexual and reproductive health and rights. In her native Congo-Brazzaville, Doris initiated a reform of the penal Code to include gender based violence crimes. Before joining Save the Children, Doris served in various leadership positions including at the International Planned Parenthood Western Hemisphere Region in New York where among other priorities she advocated for strong gender, child and human rights perspectives in the negotiations of the Sustainable Development Goals. Doris also served as the first Director of the International Coalition for the Responsibility to Protect civilians against war crimes and crimes against humanity. Prior to this position, Doris co-led advocacy efforts that led to the creation of UN Women.