The paper presents and asses Italian Governement policies on FGM and Forced marriage. In Italy, FGM is part of an integrated system of gender equality. The law addresses both the prohibition and the prevention of FGM across all government departments in relation to monitoring of the incidence of FGM, services for victims, awareness raising, and training and guidance for health professionals. Two Strategic Plans aimed eradicating and preventing FGM were agreed in 2007 and 2011. Good practices include the provision of specialist services for victims of FGM in Public Health Centres and a dedicated toll free number with information on support and health care. Funding is granted for innovative interventions, research and data collection, training of health professionals, educators, cultural mediators and other frontline staff, and awareness raising campaigns. This has resulted in an improved evidence base and service provision, and changes in attitudes amongst service providers. Interventions to address and prevent forced marriage include research to estimate the population 'at risk', an assessment of services, recommendations to support victims and potential victims, and the provision of a dedicated shelter for victims of forced marriage. This is a discussion paper invited at the Mutual Learning seminar, held in London on 28-29 April 2016. The seminar examined and discussed good practices from the UK and Italy in tackling female genital mutilation (FGM), forced marriage and other harmful practices. Discussion of the good practices took place amongst eleven Member States and with representatives from the European Commission, the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) and the End FGM European Network. The presentations of good practices from the UK and Italy led to detailed discussion about multi-faceted ways in which FGM and other harmful practices can be tackled and prevented through legislation, improving the evidence base on FGM and the role of awareness raising and training.
Eradicating FGM and other harmful practices
2016
Abstract
The paper presents and asses Italian Governement policies on FGM and Forced marriage. In Italy, FGM is part of an integrated system of gender equality. The law addresses both the prohibition and the prevention of FGM across all government departments in relation to monitoring of the incidence of FGM, services for victims, awareness raising, and training and guidance for health professionals. Two Strategic Plans aimed eradicating and preventing FGM were agreed in 2007 and 2011. Good practices include the provision of specialist services for victims of FGM in Public Health Centres and a dedicated toll free number with information on support and health care. Funding is granted for innovative interventions, research and data collection, training of health professionals, educators, cultural mediators and other frontline staff, and awareness raising campaigns. This has resulted in an improved evidence base and service provision, and changes in attitudes amongst service providers. Interventions to address and prevent forced marriage include research to estimate the population 'at risk', an assessment of services, recommendations to support victims and potential victims, and the provision of a dedicated shelter for victims of forced marriage. This is a discussion paper invited at the Mutual Learning seminar, held in London on 28-29 April 2016. The seminar examined and discussed good practices from the UK and Italy in tackling female genital mutilation (FGM), forced marriage and other harmful practices. Discussion of the good practices took place amongst eleven Member States and with representatives from the European Commission, the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) and the End FGM European Network. The presentations of good practices from the UK and Italy led to detailed discussion about multi-faceted ways in which FGM and other harmful practices can be tackled and prevented through legislation, improving the evidence base on FGM and the role of awareness raising and training.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
