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National Plan of Action against FGM

S2003:026 Nationell handlingsplan mot kvinnlig könsstympning

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Country: Sweden
Section:
Female Genital Mutilation
Topics:
Health, Violence
Types of GBV:
Female Genital Mutilation
Start date:
2003
Publication date:
01 January 2003
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. 

A document of 20 pages describing how the Swedish government want to work: 1) Aim to prevent FGM among girls who live in Sweden; 2) Aim to give adequate care to girls and women in Sweden who are already affected by FGM. Target groups: Concerned immigrant groups; Professionals in the health care sector, the social sector, the school- and preschool sectors, the police and the prosecution; Municipalities, counties and regions; NGOs working against FGM. Actors for the realization of the Plan of Action: The Government, authorities, municipalities, counties and regions, NGOs. Measures: affect concerned immigrant groups, professionals, municipalities, counties and regions, NGOs, further knowledge building and methods development; jurisdiction; international preventive work against FGM. Detailed description of all the planned measures.

Policy Framework

Issuer

Ministry of Health and Social Affairs

Source

Private archive, Report from the Government Office (not available online, but described in detail in an official report from the government: http://www.regeringen.se/content/1/c6/08/89/89/a34ac321.pdf)

Metadata

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