The End FGM European Network welcomes the first EU Strategy on the Rights of the Child that was launched this week by the European Commission.
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Every new presidency of the Council of the European Union, the End FGM European Networks sends our recommendations on different issues that are linked to FGM and Gender Equality. Here is our open letter to the Portuguese Presidency!
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On 8 January in Sintra, Portugal, a Court has found guilty a woman for practicing or allowing the practice of FGM on her 1 and a half years old daughter during a trip to Guinea Bissau in 2019. This is the first conviction around FGM in Portugal.
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On International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, we reflect on how we can further align our work with our values of inclusion, diversity, and centering FGM-affected communities.
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The End FGM European Network welcomes the launch by the European Commission of the Gender Action Plan III (GAP III), an agenda for gender equality and women’s empowerment in EU external action.
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As members of the Global Platform for Action to end FGM/C, we have signed this open letter with Girls Not Brides to call on the leaders of the Generation Equality Forum Action Coalition on Gender-based Violence to commit to ending the harmful practices of Female Genital Mutilation and Child, Early and Forced marriage (CEFM).
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On 23 September, 15 members of the European Coalition to end violence against women and girls, have written an open letter to the EU decision-makers regarding the MFF 2021-2027 and the EU’s recovery plans Next Generation EU (NGEU) 2021-2024. Together, we are urging EU decision-makers to visibly commit to ensuring increased and adequate EU funds are dedicated to gender equality and the fight to end violence against women and girls.
More Every new presidency of the Council of the European Union, the End FGM European Networks sends our recommendations on different issues that are linked to FGM and Gender Equality. Here is our open letter to the German Presidency!
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End FGM European Network together with the European Women’s Lobby, International Planned Parenthood Federation European Network and Women against Violence Europe, members of the European Coalition to end violence against women and girls, have written an open letter to the President of the European Council, Charles Michel, Head of Presidency of the Council, Chancellor Angela Merkel, and EU Heads of State, calling for their commitment to ensure adequate EU funds to the fight to end violence against women and girls.
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The End FGM European Network and its Members are advocating for ensuring adequate funding for gender equality and combating gender-based violence, including FGM, within the EU within the overall EU budget for the next 7 years.
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