PR & Statements

06/02/2023 Press Release: Celebrating International Day of Zero Tolerance for FGM with the launch of our Annual Campaign

On 6th February 2023, the International Day of Zero Tolerance for FGM, End FGM European Network held an event at the European Parliament, co-hosted with the Presidency of the Council of the EU and Members of the European Parliament. Titled “A roadmap to end FGM: stories of change from the ground”, the event launched the Network's Annual Campaign for 2023.

16/11/2022 Press Release: The Mind the Gap project EU conference - Promoting Gender Equality in Classrooms and Beyond

On the 16th of November 2022, the Mind the Gap project partners, the End FGM European Network, Aidos Italy (Rome), APF (Lisbon, Portugal), and Medicos Del Mundo (Madrid, Spain), hosted an international conference taking stock of the 2-year project coming to an end.

29/06/2022 Press Release: Getting together at the 2022 End FGM European Network General Assembly

On the 21st of June 2022, we welcomed our End FGM EU Members and Ambassadors in Brussels for our General Assembly.

12/05/2022 The CHAIN project EU conference: Linking the prevention of female genital mutilation (FGM) & early and forced marriage (EFM)

On 12th of May 2022, the CHAIN project partners, the End FGM European Network, ActionAid International Italia Onlus (Milan, Italy), Equipop (Paris, France), TERRE DES FEMMES (Berlin, Germany), Save a Girl, Save a Generation (Madrid, Spain), celebrated the 2-year CHAIN project coming to an end.

06/02/2022 In Celebration of International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation 2022

On International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, the End FGM European Network, the leading European organisation fighting Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), launches our new Annual Campaign: #BehindEndingFGM

28/05/2021 Launching the first Interactive Map on FGM Laws, Policies and Data in Europe

On Friday, 28 May 2021, International Day for Women’s Health, End FGM EU launched the FGM in Europe online interactive map in a high-level launch event with European decision-makers.

26/03/2021 End FGM EU's reaction on the EU Strategy on the Rights of the Child

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.

01/03/2021 Our recommendations to the Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the European Union

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!

22/02/2021 Statement - First FGM conviction in Portugal

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.

06/02/2021 In Celebration of International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation 2021

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.