News and EventsJoin the FORWARD mailing list to be kept informed of the latest news, campaigns and events. Latest NewsFORWARD seeks to recruit Head of UK ProgrammesJOB ADVERT FOR HEAD OF UK PROGRAMMESFORWARD Press Statement: Women call for an end to female genital mutilation to mark the Day of the African ChildPress Statement – For immediate releaseEU Position on millennium development goals should address human rights violations.FORWARD and the END FGM European Campaign have called upon EU Member States to ensure that human rights violations such as female genital mutilation, are addressed in the EU’s common position on the Millennium Development Goals at the Foreign Affairs Council meeting in Brussels on 14 June 2010.FORWARD Condemns the American Academy of Pediatrics’ amended policy on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), which suggests conducting ritual nick of genitals as “compromise”.On 26 April 2010 the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) released a revised “Policy Statement – Ritual Genital Cutting of Female Minors” which significantly weakens their commitment to health and well being of infants and children. The AAP is endangering rights of young girls at risk of FGM by suggesting the performance of Type IV* FGM as ‘a possible compromise to avoid greater harm’. FGM, in all its forms, is a violation of human rights and poses immediate and long-term health consequences to girls and women.PRESS RELEASE: FORWARD calls to make female genital mutilation historyFemale genital mutilation (FGM) is a violation of human rights and poses immediate and long-term health consequences to girls and women.Julia puts Female Genital Mutilation on the agenda at DavosAfter winning the Davos Debates YouTube competition (well done, Julia!), Julia Lalla-Maharajh hasn't wasted a second of her week in Davos.We need your help to send Julia to Davos!Our communications adviser volunteer Julia Lalla-Maharajh, has been shortlisted by Paulo Coehlo (UN Peace Ambassador), Arianna Huffington (Founder of the Huffington Post) and Professor Mohammad Yunus (Nobel Prize Winner) in a global YouTube competition.FORWARD 2009 Annual Report30 Dec 2009 - It is with great pleasure and excitement that we share with you the FORWARD 2009 Annual Report "Empowering girls and women for a better world". |