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Norway supports the health, protection and empowerment of adolescents and youth in Ethiopia

calendar_today07 December 2018

The agreement was signed on 22 November in Addis Ababa, by (from left) Gillian Mellsop, UNICEF Representative to Ethiopia; Merete Lundemo, Ambassador of the Royal Norwegian Embassy to Ethiopia; Hiwot Hailu, State Minister of Women, Children and Youth Affairs of Ethiopia; and UNFPA Country Representative Bettina Maas. © UNICEF Ethiopia
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For girls escaping FGM in rural Tanzania, crowdsourced maps show the way to safety

calendar_today22 October 2018

Ending FGM takes a multi-pronged approach – from offering a refuge for girls at acute risk to engaging families and communities to raise awareness of the harm it causes, and transform the social norms that uphold the practice. Here, girls in Tanzania’s Mara region participate in an alternative rites of passage camp at the UNFPA-supported Masanga Centre. © UNFPA/Mandela Gregoire
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Text - Manual on Social Norms and Change publication cover

Publication date

2016

Author

UNFPA, UNICEF

Number of pages

24

Publication

Manual on Social Norms and Change (2016)

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Demographic Perspectives on Female Genital Mutilation

Publisher

UNFPA

Publication date

2015

Author

UNFPA

Number of pages

54

Publication

Demographic Perspectives on Female Genital Mutilation

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Implementation of the International and Regional Human Rights Framework for the Elimination of Female Genital Mutilation

Publisher

UNFPA

Publication date

Nov 2014

Author

UNFPA

Number of pages

88

Publication

Implementation of the International and Regional Human Rights Framework for the Elimination of Female Genital Mutilation

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Girls are saying no to FGM – and they need political champions

calendar_today09 October 2018

“The solutions are there. The girls are there. They are working,” said anti-FGM advocate Aissata Camara (right), calling for political support to accelerate the elimination of the practice. © UNFPA/Usenabasi Esiet
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Relief for women facing treacherous journey to medical care in Guinea-Bissau

calendar_today14 August 2018

UNFPA has built six health facilities in hard-to-reach parts of Guinea-Bissau. Here, a monitoring team digs out of a waterlogged road on their way to a health facility rehabilitation project in Gã-Para. © UNFPA Guinea-Bissau
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One-stop care centre helps women amid South Sudan’s epidemic of violence

calendar_today04 July 2018

(Right to left) UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem and United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed meet with one-stop centre staff. © UNFPA South Sudan/Arlene Alano
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A turning point for girls' and women’s menstrual health in Africa

calendar_today30 May 2018

Faith Kiraison, an advocate for girls' rights and health, teaches her peers about menstrual health management. © UNFPA Kenya/Douglas Waudo
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Publication date

2018

Author

UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Programme on Female Genital Mutilation

Number of pages

110

Publication

2017 Annual Report of FGM Joint Programme: Performance Analysis for Phase II

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