Please join us on Wednesday, December 1, for a digital press briefing with Katrina Fotovat of the U.S. Secretary of State’s Office of Global Women’s Issues on the topic of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence (GBV.) Ms. Fotovat will discuss the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to preventing and responding to GBV, including through the recently released, first-ever U.S. National Strategy on Gender Equity and Equality, the forthcoming update of the U.S. Strategy to Prevent and Respond to GBV Globally, and the development of the first-ever domestic U.S. National Action Plan to End GBV. After brief opening remarks, Ms. Fotovat will take questions from participating journalists.
This is a joint digital press briefing conducted by the Brussels Media Hub and the Africa Regional Media Hub.
DETAILS:
Date: Wednesday, December 1
Time: 16:00 (Johannesburg) | 15:00 (Brussels) |14:00 GMT | 9:00 EST
Language: English. Simultaneous French interpretation will be provided
Ground rules: The briefing will be on the record
Login info: To be provided upon RSVP
RSVP: Please RSVP by clicking https://www.eventbrite.com/e/press-briefing-with-senior-official-katrina-fotovat-tickets-214562009747
Twitter: Join the conversation at #AFHubPress; follow us on @AfricaMediaHub
Background information: Please see the website of the Office of Global Women’s Issues.
LOGISTICS:
- Participants should join the briefing 10 minutes early.
- Ms. Fotovat will give short opening remarks and then the question-and-answer session will begin.
- If you join via the Zoom application or URL, you may submit your questions by clicking on the “questions and answers” tab and typing in your question. If you join telephonically, you can enter the questions queue by pressing “*” and “9” at any time. Questions may be also submitted in advance via the Eventbrite RSVP page or via e-mail to TheBrusselsHub@state.gov.
- To listen to the call in French, select the French audio channel at the bottom of your screen or your phone by clicking the GLOBE ICON after you join the meeting.
- Participants using the Zoom app or URL can “up-vote” one another’s questions in the “questions and answers” tab by clicking the “like” button to the right of that question.
- If you experience technical difficulties during the call, you may email TheBrusselsHub@state.gov to alert the moderator to any issues.