Obama to meet Kailash Satyarthi today

Mr. Satyarthi and Ms. Yousafzai were on December 10 awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for their pioneering work on promoting child rights.

Satyarthi’s non-government



organisation, the ‘Bachpan Bachao Andolan’, claims to have rescued over 83,000 children from bonded labour and slavery since its inception in 1980.

After meeting Noble laureate, Mr. Obama will address a gathering at the Siri Fort Auditorium. The First Lady will also attend the event, said the White House.

After his speech at Siri Fort, Obama and the First Lady would leave for Saudi Arabia where he would meet the new Saudi king and personally express his condolences over the death of King Abdullah Abdullah.