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21/08/2025 Our Contribution to the 2026–2030 Gender Equality Strategy Consultation

End FGM EU urges EU to prioritise prevention, intersectionality, survivor support, community engagement, professional training, civil society cooperation, and structural change in the 2026–2030 Gender Equality Strategy.

18/08/2025 Joint Statement on the Tragic Death of a One-Month-Old from FGM/C in The Gambia

The Global Platform for Action to End FGM/C is shocked and heartbroken by the tragic, preventable death of a one-month-old baby girl due to FGM/C on August 10, 2025, in Wellingara, The Gambia.

12/08/2025 HRDN Statement on EC Proposal for Post-2027 Global Europe Regulation

The Human Rights and Democracy Network addresses a statement to EU leaders to call for better funding to civil society in the next EU budget

11/08/2025 End FGM EU stands in solidarity with Palestine: ceasefire now

The End Female Genital Mutilation European Network (End FGM EU) joins the international movement for solidarity with Palestine.

United Nations Human Rights Council adopts new resolution on the elimination of female genital mutilation/cutting at its 59th session

04/08/2025 United Nations Human Rights Council adopts new resolution on the elimination of female genital mutilation/cutting at its 59th session

The resolution affirms that female genital mutilation is a serious human rights violation rooted in gender inequality, worsened by medicalisation and cross-border practices.

22/07/2025 Joint statement as EU Commission boosts funding to strengthen rights, equality, and democracy

Civil society organisations welcome the European Commission’s proposal to more than double the CERV+ budget within the new seven-year EU financial framework.

21/07/2025 Weaponising Anti-FGM Laws to Fuel Transphobic Agendas in the US

On May 19, 2025, American Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene introduced H.R. 3492, a bill that dangerously conflates FGM/C with gender-affirming care to justify banning the latter nationwide.

2025 Knowledge Sharing Event: Countering the instrumentalisation of Female Genital Mutilation and Gender Based Violence in the political discourse

17/07/2025 2025 Knowledge Sharing Event: Countering the instrumentalisation of Female Genital Mutilation and Gender Based Violence in the political discourse

On June 20, 2025, the End FGM European Network held its annual Knowledge Sharing Event (KSE) in Brussels, Belgium, the day after its General Assembly taking the opportunity of having our members present in person.

17/07/2025 End FGM EU’s Feedback to the European Commission on the 2026–2030 EU Anti-Racism Strategy

The Commission is now preparing a new strategy for the 2026–2030 period. In response, the advocacy team at the End FGM European Network has reviewed the proposed direction and submitted comprehensive feedback.

15/07/2025 End FGM EU’s recommendations to the Danish Presidency of the Council of the European Union

From July to December 2025, Denmark leads the Council of the EU. Discover End FGM EU’s six recommendations to guide the Danish Presidency in ending FGM and advancing gender equality.