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A Podcast with Ambassador Michèle Taylor, Ambassador, U.S. Permanent Representative to the Human Rights Council, and Naomi Kikoler, Director of the Simon-Skjodt Center for the Prevention of Genocide

In this episode, Karim Ahmad Khan, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, shares his reflections on how the ICC can fight against impunity for gender-based crimes and promote a survivor-centred justice.

In this episode, Mohammed Abdiker, IOM Regional Director for East and Horn of Africa, discusses the linkages between climate change, migration, and gender-based violence in the region. During the podcast, he also advances recommendations for fellow Champions to tackle this dangerous nexus, especially towards COP27.

On Friday, 30th September, UNOG relaunched the International Gender Champions: I Say No To Sexism Campaign. On this day, 6 International Gender Champions – including Tatiana Valovaya – Director-General of UNOG and Martin Chungong, Secretary-General of the IPU and Chair of the IGC Global Board – joined forces to discuss this important campaign re-launch, with a spotlight on this year’s new core mandatory commitment the “Gender-based Violence Pledge”.

In this podcast, Evelyn A. Ankumah, Executive Director of Africa Legal Aid a “woman-initiated, woman-led” and pan-African NGO based in IGC-Den Haag hub, talks about her commitment to ensuring that women everywhere, including women of colour, can come forward with their own stories of gendered violence and discrimination and how IGC GBV Pledge support these endeavours