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Argentina’s journalists speak out against online gender-based violence
- 19 July 2023
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Factors associated with the perception of ease and intention to practice female genital mutilation on daughters: A cross-sectional study of cross-border communities in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, and Uganda
Resource date: Jul 2023
Publisher: UNFPA
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.
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Sexual violence stalks women and girls fleeing Sudan for South Sudan
- 24 July 2023
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Press Release
UNFPA and UNICEF welcome CA$ 35 million contribution from the Government of Canada to end child marriage
20 July 2023
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“A fight against oblivion”: How Colombia empowers communities to combat conflict-related sexual violence
- 20 June 2023
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Three women making the world safer for women
Three women making the world safer for women
© Sophie Birkin
11 July 2023
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“We are making a difference”: Advocating against period poverty and female genital mutilation in The Gambia
- 29 May 2023
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The Virtual is Real
The campaign features the stories of 11 women from different parts of the world who experienced different forms of digital violence.
An Unforgettable Day
Girls should not be sacrificed for her family’s economic salvation, poverty being a driver of child marriage. Let a girl be a girl. And let a woman’s wedding day be unforgettable for the right reasons, with tears shed for joy to celebrate beginnings, not for sorrow to mourn endings.
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Introducing a brand new copyright for the human body. Help end online abuse and digital violence by claiming your bodyright.