More than 300 delegates of the International Democratic Federation of Women (FDIM) chose the new directive that will be for four years leading the struggles of women against inequality, eradication of violence, health and peace on the planet.
During the XVIII Congress of the FDIM, the elections were held at the facilities of the Gran Meliá Caracas hotel, where the Salvadoran Lorena Peña was ratified as world president of the entity, according to the PSUV bulletin.
The board was ultimately made up of Nirva Camacho from Venezuela and Gloria Inés Ramírez from Colombia as vice presidents of America and the Caribbean; Intisar Al wazir from Palestine and Shamiran Odesho from Iraq, vice presidents of the Arab region; Skevi Koukoumas from Cyprus and Ada Dono from Italy, vice presidents of the Europe region.
Elsewhere, Johana Tomas from Angola and Fransina Kahungu from Namibia as vice-presidents for the Africa region, while Ri Hae Im from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and Annie Raja from India were elected as vice-presidents for the Asia region.
The delegates are in Caracas to discuss the impact of the imperialist offensive on the lives of women and peoples, as well as women’s human rights, with an emphasis on indigenous peoples, the LGBTQ+ community and older women.
The ratified president commented: “Venezuela is today one of the few countries in the world that gives confidence and security to women, its visitors and its people.”
Peña, a member of the Farabundo Martí Front for the National Liberation of El Salvador and former president of the Legislative Assembly of the Central American nation, noted the presence of women who hold high positions in the Venezuelan administration, citing among them the Minister of Education, Yelitze Santaella .
Under the motto Women of the world united to eliminate inequalities and violence, for the peace and health of the planet, during these days various issues were discussed in depth in favor of equality and respect for the human rights of women.
One of the points where they agreed during the congress are the “obstacles that women face in the capitalist systems of the different countries of the world.”
For her part, the representative of the General Union of Palestinian Women, Mona Al-Khalili, cited the Israeli aggressions that affect women and men equally and delved into the humiliations and abuses they suffer from the Zionist regime.
African delegations spoke out against the armed conflicts in the world and specifically on this continent.
