News | End FGM

10/09/2019 European Commission: a new DG on 'Equality'

End FGM European Network welcomes with enthusiasm the creation of a new Directorate General (DG) on Equality under the new European Commission composition, proposed by Ursula Von der Leyen.

05/09/2019 Uniting Forces to Ensure Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting is a Practice of the Past

An unprecedented gathering as a sector working globally across the issue to discuss what is needed to accelerate ending FGM/C by 2030.

01/09/2019 Working groups: members collaborate for joint initiatives

The Network is leading 3 working groups that are a space for members to connect, share their knowledge and collaborate on joint initiatives on Asylum, Communication and Youth engagement.

28/08/2019 Support to Kameel Ahmady

The End FGM European Network are saddened to hear the news of the arrest and detention in Iran of Kameel Ahmady, a social anthropologist, researcher and a friend of the Network. Kameel, who is a British-Iranian dual national was arrested in Tehran on 11 August and continues to be denied access to a lawyer.

16/07/2019 TERRE DES FEMMES: Connecting with committed activists

As part of the EU-wide projects “Let’s CHANGE” and “Gender ABC”, TERRE DES FEMMES organised the third Community-Grillfest for migrant communities. We also started a new joint awareness-raising campaign with two other Germany-based organisations

16/07/2019 Foreword from our Director, Fiona Coyle

I wanted to reflect on some of the Networks key pieces of work this year to date...

16/07/2019 End FGM European Network at the French Senate

End FGM European Network was invited to the conference the French Senate “Reinforce the policies and the collaboration between all the actors against FGM”

16/07/2019 News from Gender ABC

An innovative programme which recognises the role of schools in influencing values, social norms and attitudes, and shaping behaviours. This programme will assist young people to identify and resist gender-based violence and to become agents of change.

15/07/2019 EASO Consultative Forum Thematic Meeting on gender-related persecution

End FGM European Network was invited to facilitate a workshop on “Harmful traditional practices as ground for asylum”

15/07/2019 Finnish League: National Action Plan for the prevention of FGM

As an estimated 10,000 girls or women who have undergone FGM and approx. 650–3,080 girls at risk of FGM are living in Finland, preventing female genital mutilation remains a highly topical issue.