Nobel Laureate, United Nations Goodwill Ambassador and bestselling author Nadia Murad will appear at 7 p.m. Nov. 14 in the Mainstage Theatre in the Center for the Arts, North Campus, as part of UB’s Distinguished Speakers Series.

Murad is a leading advocate for survivors of genocide and sexual violence. Her New York Times bestselling memoir, “The Last Girl: My Story of Captivity, and My Fight Against the Islamic State,” is a harrowing account of the genocide against the Yazidi ethno-religious minority in Iraq and Murad’s imprisonment by the so-called Islamic State (ISIS).

Much of Murad’s advocacy work is focused on raising awareness of the systemic use of sexual violence as a weapon of war and the genocide against the Yazidi people. In 2016, Murad became the first UN Office of Drugs and Crime Goodwill Ambassador for the Dignity of Survivors of Human Trafficking. That year, she was also awarded the Council of Europe Václav Havel Award for Human Rights and the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought.

In 2018, she won the Nobel Peace Prize alongside Denis Mukwege for their effort to end the use of sexual violence in conflict. In 2019, Murad was appointed a U.N. Sustainable Development Goals Advocate.

As a member of France’s Gender Advisory Council, Murad advocated G7 member states adopt legislation that protects and promotes women’s rights. She worked with the German Mission to the United Nations to pass U.N. Security Council Resolution 2467, which expands the U.N.’s commitments to end sexual violence in conflict. Murad was also a driving force behind the drafting and passing of U.N. Security Council Resolution 2379, which established the United Nations Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Da’esh/ISIS.

Tickets for the UB event range from $25 to $45 and can be purchased through Ticketmaster or at the Center for the Arts box office from noon to 6 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays.