FGM/C is Our Issue Too: Voices from Asia

Featuring activists, researchers and survivors from across the region, our virtual event will showcase the latest research on FGM/C from Asia, including forthcoming prevalence data from the Philippines, potential trends towards a more harmful medicalised form of FGM/C, and best practices from across the region.

• Chair: Ms Siva Thanenthiran, Executive Director of ARROW
• Keynote Speaker: H.E. Ms Thilmeeza Hussain, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Maldives to the United Nations
• Ms Claudia Cappa, Senior Statistics Specialist, UNICEF
• Ms Fatima Allian, Programme Manager, Women for Justice in the Bangsamoro, Philippines
• Prof Dato Abdul Rashid, Academic and Researcher in Public Health, Malaysia
• Rena Herdiyani, Vice-Chairperson, Kalyanamitra, Indonesia