Amnesty International has released a new global report, An Unstoppable Movement: A global call to recognize and protect those who defend the right to safe abortions, highlighting the attacks, intimidation and criminalisation healthcare workers and activists face for supporting the right of women and girls  to access abortions.

On 21 November 2023, World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF and UNFPA launched a joint call to action on the impacts of climate change on maternal, newborn and child health. FIGO fully endorses this initiative and calls for urgent and concerted efforts to protect the mo

In commemoration of this year's World Prematurity Day, FIGO joins PMNCH, the world’s largest alliance for women’s, children’s and adolescents’ health, to announce the launch of the MNCH Hub — a groundbreaking initiative aimed at transforming healthcare for women, children, and adolescents.

Dr Gertrude Musamba Mutombo is project manager for the AMPLI-PPHI (Accelerating Measurable Progress and Leveraging Investments for Postpartum Haemorrhage Impact) initiative at the Société Congolaise de Gynécologie et d'Obstétrique (SCOGO). She shares her professional experience in the fight against post-partum haemorrhage (PPH) in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the importance of working at all levels of the health system to reduce maternal mortality.

The Committee on Women Facing Crisis has developed a survey to understand the scope and impact of violence against health care professionals worldwide.

This important initiative aims to raise awareness and advocate for change. 

The survey is available in English, French and Spanish and we encourage doctors, nurses, midwives and other health workers globally to complete it and share it widely. The results will be used to assess the scale of the problem and inform guidelines to create safer working conditions for health personnel.  

The World Health Organization (WHO) has joined forces with FIGO and the International Conference of Midwives to develop joint consolidated guidelines on postpartum haemorrhage (PPH). This collaborative effort marks an important milestone on the WHO Postpartum Haemorrhage Roadmap, as we work together to harmonise guidance on PPH prevention, detection and management.

The Joining Forces: Family Planning Global Assembly,  held as a side event within the XXIV FIGO World Congress of Gynecology and Obstetrics on 10 October 2023, brought together leading experts and organisations in women’s health from across the globe.

This event was organised under the aegis of FIGO's Committee on Contraception, with support from Bayer, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Family Planning 2030, Jhpiego, USAID, and the Momentum Safe Surgery in Family Planning and Obstetrics Project.

FIGO CEO Frances Longley shares her experience of the FIGO Congress 2023, a crucial milestone in our journey to improve women's health and wellbeing, reduce disparities in health care and advance the practice of obstetrics and gynaecology.

Joining the XXIV FIGO World Congress of Gynecology and Obstetrics in Paris earlier this month was a special experience. Our first in-person World Congress since 2018 gave us the opportunity to reconnect with old friends, make new connections and build alliances to shape a better future for women, girls and newborns worldwide.  

In this FIGO Long Read, we look back at the global solidarity event that took place at Paris City Hall on 11 October 2023 to claim access and defend the right to abortion care.  

(Image above from left to right - Alice Ackermann, Justyna Wydrzyńska, Dr Simon Peter Kayondo, Dephine O, Cecile Wendnonga Thiombiano/ Yougbaré, Dr Guillermo Ortiz)

Professor Pius Okong, Past-Chair of the Committee on Respectful Care, was the Health Systems Strengthening Theme Leader of the FIGO World Congress Scientific Programme Committee. He examines the importance of delivering quality and respectful care for women and newborns wherever they are in the world.