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Resolution to fight FGM

Resolutie over de bestrijding van genitale verminking bij vrouwen / Résolution visant à lutter contre les mutilations génitales féminines

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Country: Belgium
Section:
Female Genital Mutilation
Topics:
Health, Violence
Types of GBV:
Female Genital Mutilation
Start date:
2011
Publication date:
01 January 2011
The information was last updated in 2013 and may not accurately represent the present situation. It makes a reference to the United Kingdom as a member of the European Union and was published before the UK's withdrawal from the European Union on the 31 January 2020. 

In view of international Convenants and European legislation with regard to FGM, the Belgian Chamber of Representatives requests the Federal Government to implement the measures related to FGM which are foreseen in the National Action Plan to Fight Partner Violence and Other Forms of Domestic Violence, to ensure a coherent prevention policy and to integrate the topic of FGM in bilateral cooperation agreements with relevant countries.

Policy Framework

Issuer

MPs Mr. Maingain, Mrs. De Permentier and Mr. Thiéry

Source

Website of the Chamber of the Belgian Parliament (www.dekamer.be) Doc. 053 0412/006 http://www.dekamer.be/FLWB/pdf/53/0412/53K0412006.pdf http://www.lachambre.be/FLWB/PDF/53/0412/53K0412004.pdf http://www.dekamer.be/FLWB/pdf/53/0412/53K0412003.pdf http://www.lachambre.be/FLWB/PDF/53/0412/53K0412005.pdf

Metadata

Type:
Policy / Legislation
Language:
Dutch, French
Types of GBV:
Female Genital Mutilation
Keywords:
female genital mutilation
gender-based violence
policy framework