We are pleased to announce the incoming committee vice chairs. They will serve as vice chairs for the remainder of the 2021–2023 term before assuming their role as chairs in October 2023. Selected by the current chairs, President Jeanne Conry, and President Elect, Dr Anne-Beatrice Kihara, based on their incredible achievements and engagement within FIGO, they will continue to shape the work carried out by committees, and advance FIGO’s mission in line with the decade-long 2021-2030 Strategic Plan. Congratulations to the new vice chairs in FIGO committees.
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Today marks the end of the official 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, which falls on International Human Rights Day. This year’s theme was ‘Orange the World: Fund, Respond, Prevent, Collect!’ We spoke to some of our Members of the Human Rights, Refugees and Violence Against Women Committee about the activities they carried out to ensure that awareness around the theme of the 16 Days was increased and to increase commitment to the elimination of this tragedy.
Dr Diana M. Galimberti from Argentina, tells us how, alongside colleagues, they committed to addressing violence against women in Latin America.
“Dr. Miguel Gutiérrez Ramos and I committed to address the topic of sexual abuse and violence throughout Latin America when in Istanbul. Although in El Salvador, Guatemala and Argentina we received immediate support for our activities, the worldwide quarantine impeded continuation of this project until mid- 2021. However, Dr. Gutiérrez has actively p