CAIRO – 12 April 2022: A total of 18,300 women have benefitted from guidance and battered women shelters across the country, which provide legal, social, and psychological consultations, according to a recent statement by the Cabinet Media Center. The...اقرأ المزيد
Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director of UN Women Sima Bahous hailed Egypt’s efforts to empower women as she met on Saturday with Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry. Bahous said she chose Egypt to be the first stop in her...اقرأ المزيد
CAIRO – 27 November 2021: The National Committee to Eradicate Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), co-chaired by the National Council for Women (NCW) and the National Council for Childhood and Motherhood (NCCM), launched a door-knocking campaign in...اقرأ المزيد
The House of Representatives Approved Sunday toughening the penalties imposed on medics who carry out Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). According to the amendments, committing the crime incurs five years of prison, and not less than seven years, if a permanent...اقرأ المزيد
Egypt’s First Lady Entissar El Sisi’s speech on equality between men and women during the celebration of the Islamic World Organization for Education, Science and Culture (ISESCO) had left an imprint on women, said ISESCO Director-General Dr. Salim...اقرأ المزيد
Egypt’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Mohamed Idris asserted on Saturday the government’s keenness on continuing efforts to eliminate the Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) phenomenon via raising awareness and education as well as...اقرأ المزيد
The President of The National Council for Women (NCW) Maya Morsi called on the Parliament to urgently approve a bill that harshens the punishment of anyone who conducts or encourages the Female Genital Mutilation operation to Egyptian girls. This comes...اقرأ المزيد
On the National Day to Eradicate FGM that takes place on June 15, the United Nations in Egypt commended the efforts deployed by the country to combat the inhumane practice. The United Nations in Egypt honored the memory of victims and survivors condemning...اقرأ المزيد
CAIRO – 13 June On the occasion of the national day against FGM in Egypt, which falls on the 14th of June of each year, the National Committee to end FGM – chaired by the National Council for Women and the National Council for Childhood and Motherhood,...اقرأ المزيد
Minister of Social Solidarity Nevin al-Qabbaj on Thursday launched a national program to raise public awareness on the importance of societal development, including a campaign to fight female circumcision, also known as Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). The...اقرأ المزيد