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Our Board

The FGIP Board is a supervisory Board and composed of like-minded individuals that have been strategically chosen for their professional background and ability to support FGIP’s role. The FGIP Board meets once per year, while the Executive Committee, comprised of selected Board members, meets three times per year.

General Board Members:

George Szmukler UK

Chairperson

Graham Thornicroft UK

Past Chairperson

Vanessa Cameron UK

Past Chairperson

Nicole Votruba D 

Secretary

Arjan Pronk NL 

Treasurer

Manana Gabashvili GEO 

Member

Rob Keukens NL

Member

Tatjana Gurova LT

Member

Charlene Sunkel SA

Member

Carmen Andreescu USA

Member

Marianne Schultze A

Member

Shehan Williams LK

Member

Mahesan Ganesan LK

Member

Florian Irminger CH

Member

Petr Winkler CZ

Member

Olena Protsenko UA

Member

Claudia Sartor

Member

The Federation Global Initiative on Psychiatry cannot remain silent:

Who protects those who protect others?

In a statement issued on December 10, 2025, the Trump administration announced its opposition to the resolution “Safety and Security of Humanitarian Personnel and Protection of UN Personnel.“ The resolution, which emphasizes the need to comply with international humanitarian law, addresses the need to ensure the safety of humanitarian workers and UN personnel in conflict zones. It also calls for accountability for attacks on these workers.
 
While the United States claims to take the safety and security of humanitarian personnel seriously, it cannot support this resolution, which it considers purely symbolic. It sees it as a waste of resources and moreover refuses to contribute to the promotion of a radical gender ideology, such as that promoted by the United Nations. An ideology that, according to the Trump administration, undermines true equality between biological men and women.
 
President Trump, a man who used his wealth and status to avoid military service, is thus disparaging doctors, nurses, and other humanitarian workers who work in conflict zones like Gaza or Ukraine. Among which there are undoubtedly ‘real men and women’.
 
The Trump administration’s full eccentric reasoning can be read here:
Read the U.S. Explanation of Vote