This study addresses cross-border female genital mutilation (FGM) practice, cross-border FGM takes place when communities cross national borders to perform FGM, circumvent laws and avoid prosecution. Using data from a recent cross-border study, this paper aims to identify factors associated with the perception of the ease of cross-border FGM and the intention to perform FGM on daughters and female relatives in the border communities of Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia and Uganda.

Fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces has continued for over two months, with ongoing violence in Khartoum, Kordofan, Darfur and Blue Nile. Since April, more than 2.8 million people have been forced into displacement, including 2.2 million internally-displaced.

UNFPA, as all humanitarian actors, is facing operational challenges as it scales up the response. Some 67 percent of hospitals, in areas affected by fighting, are closed and several maternity hospitals are out of action, including Omdurman Hospital, the largest referral hospital in Sudan.

The Somali population continues to endure numerous challenges, including displacements, climatic shocks and armed conflict.

The Somalia 2023 Humanitarian Needs Overview (HNO) estimates that half of the population, about 8.25 million people, require assistance.

The humanitarian situation in Somalia remains one of the most complex in the world, impacting millions of people. The country is facing challenges including forced displacements, climatic shocks, drought, flash floods and armed conflict. UNFPA is delivering life-saving services.