Fabiola Yañez’s first photo after the announcement of her pregnancy

Yañez chaired the ALMA Alliance for a period of one year, from September 2020, after receiving coordination from his counterpart in Paraguay, Silvana abdo, who chaired it since its creation in 2019.

The change of command took place yesterday in a videoconference with the other First Ladies of the Alliance: from Chile, Cecilia Morel; Columbia, Maria Juliana Ruiz Sandoval, from Honduras, Ana Garcia de Hernandez; from Panama, Yazmin Colón de Cortizo and the Dominican Republic, Raquel Arbaje de Abinader.

“Today is a very moving day. Exactly one year ago, they honored me by appointing me as General Coordinator of our Alliance of Spouses of Heads of State and Representatives, our dear ALMA. Today, I transfers the same trust and responsibility that I received from you to us. dear Michelle Bolsonaro, who gladly agreed to move forward as the new coordinator “, expressed Yañez.

During his speech, he added: “Throughout these 365 days, even though the pandemic has imposed a virtual working style on us, we continue to meet and work together. We generate a lot of actions to fulfill our noble objectives, all causes that require a strong social commitment ”.

“Our alliance speaks of a constant collective effort to shorten distances, and build bridges between our countries. We share values ​​and principles, in the pursuit of the meeting for the benefit of our countries. Always united, we continue to grow our Alliance, “noted the First Lady.

During the administration of Yañez, actions and activities were carried out with different international organizations, where issues of importance for the region were addressed: STEM education (proposed by the PD of Panama); water, sanitation and hygiene in health facilities. Urgent action (Proposed by Paraguay); and Regional Dialogue on “Gender and Food Systems” with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

Also, on the occasion of the official tour in Europe, Yañez held meetings with members of FAO, where he learned about the regional campaign “Rural women, women of rights” and participated in person in the meeting. organized by Scholas Ocurrentes with His Holiness, Pope Francis.

He also participated in a debate with Unicef ​​on the Covid-19 crisis and the impacts on violence against young children in the region; and a conference on “Hand Hygiene for All” with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO).

After presenting the management report to Alliance members, Yañez pointed out: “We women weave many heroic moments in history. Today our America needs us more united than ever, as women continue to play an important role in the processes of change.”

“The same dream unites us: the dream of a united Latin America, each respecting his identity. We have the immense challenge of achieving it, ”he concluded.