The European Union firmly supports gender equality and empowerment of women as fundamental human rights and essential preconditions for equitable and inclusive sustainable development. EU development policy supports action to promote maternal and newborn health, prevent HIV infection, and end harmful practices like FGM as integral to these aims.

Active funds

UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Programme on Female Genital Mutilation

Comprehensive Research on Cervical, Breast, Colorectal, and Prostate Cancers for the implementation of Cervical, Breast, Colorectal and Prostate Cancer Prevention Program in BiH

Establishment of the Harmonized National Management Information System (HNMIS)

Women’s Economic Empowerment in Uzbekistan Joint Programme

Past funds

Accelerating Progress towards Maternal and Neonatal Mortality and Morbidity Reduction (Bangladesh)

Latest

Fozzia Aden (right) speaking at the CSW70 side-event, alongside co-panelists (right to left) Divya Srinivasan, Fatou Baldeh, Manuel Contreras-Urbina, Oluwaseun Ayodeji Osowobi, and Rio Hada. © UNFPA

Updates

Beyond the law: Accelerating access to justice to end female genital mutilation
A female advocate for female genital mutilation from Eritrea looking away from the camera.

Updates

Luxembourg strengthens its commitment to ending female genital mutilation

Financial data for European Commission

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