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01/04/2021 Ambassadors Update: 1st quarter of 2021!

Our Ambassadors have been busy these past months, taking part in international events and in End FGM EU's activities.

01/04/2021 End FGM EU participation to CSW65

End FGM EU was part of the EU Delegation to the Commission on the Status of Women which took place in March. Also, along with partners of the Global Platform for Action to end FGM/C, we hosted a CSW65 side event on partnerships to end FGM.

01/04/2021 End FGM EU participation to FGM international congress of Medicos del Mundo

End FGM EU was invited on 13 February, around the International Day of Zero Tolerance for FGM, to deliver the closing remarks at the International Congress on Female Genital Mutilation organized by our member Médicos del Mundo.

31/03/2021 A productive start of the year for the Finnish League for Human Rights

The Finnish League for Human Rights is busy gathering information on the fulfilment by healthcare professionals of their responsibility to bring up FGM with patients. They are also organising training on FGM for volunteers and collaborators.

31/03/2021 Orchid Project - Meet the Asia Network to End FGM/C

As part of #CSW65, Orchid Project and the Asian-Pacific Resource and Research Centre for Women (ARROW) brought together a number of renowned activists, researchers, and survivors from across the Asia region for a virtual event titled “FGM/C is Our Issue Too: Voices from Asia”. The event also served as a platform for the two partners to introduce the Asia Network to End FGM/C—a collaborative group of civil society actors working to end all forms of the practice across Asia.

31/03/2021 LebKom - Taking the Challenge "Covid 19 "with creativity and Confidence"

Lebkom is rising up to the new challenges brought up by Covid19 with a large dose of creativity and confidence.

31/03/2021 Aidos - Keeping busy in the first quarter of 2021

Aidos worked hard this past three months: they launched animated videos on Social norms, they organised a CSW65 side-event and they kicked-off Mind The Gap, an EU-funded project End FGM EU is also involved in.

31/03/2021 Gams BE - Zero Tolerance for FGM: it’s time to listen to affected women’s stories and tackle recurring issues in Belgium!

On the occasion of the International Day of Zero Tolerance for FGM, GAMS Belgium organised a webinar to shed light on the stories of the women affected. Panellists addressed the legal, medical and sexological aspects of female genital mutilation, as well as the political gaps regarding prevention, support and protection of people affected in Belgium.

31/03/2021 Lessan Protection Letter against FGM/C

On the occasion of the International Day against Female Genital Mutilation, Lessan's chairwomen, Gwladys Awo, presented the letter of protection against FGM/C at a press conference together with the German Federal Minister for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth, Franziska Giffey.

31/03/2021 CHAIN- Terre des Femmes Kicked-off the working group on "Prevention and Intervention in cases of FGM and EFM in Berlin"

On January 19, 2021, the first meeting of the temporary working group on prevention and intervention in cases of female genital mutilation (FGM) and early/forced marriage (EFM) took place in Berlin. TERRE DES FEMMES initiated this working group within the framework of the EU project "CHAIN".