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Hubcast UN Reporter · Press badge holder · ICAN Nobel Peace Prize partner · Global speaker and facilitator.

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About Rebecca Irby

Rebecca Irby is a transformational change expert, UN representative, and international speaker with 25+ years of experience bridging peace, equity, and institutional transformation across education, government, and nonprofit sectors.

As a partner of ICAN (International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons) — the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize laureate — Rebecca brings both the credibility and the lived experience of working at the highest levels of global policy and grassroots change.

She serves on the CoNGO Board of Directors, holds ECOSOC Special Consultative Status, and works as a Hubcast UN Reporter. She is the founder of the Equity Doula practice and the PEAC Institute.

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