Egypt: Female Genital Mutilation
(asked on 3rd May 2018) - View Source
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what recent discussions they have had with the government of Egypt about the importance of ending the practice of female genital mutilation in that country.
Answered by
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
The UK is helping to end the practice of female genital mutilation (FGM) by supporting and accelerating the Africa-led movement to end FGM. Her Majesty's Government is the largest international donor working to end the practice internationally – our flagship £35 million regional programme, is providing community level programming and support to national government in17 countries across Africa, including Egypt. Joanna Roper, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s Special Envoy for Gender Equality visited Egypt in September 2017, and hosted an event on FGM attended by members of the international community.