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UNFPA

Publication date

Jul 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

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

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Every day at the Bulukat transit centre, UNFPA holds sessions on the threat of gender-based violence. Some 85 people attended this one, where they also learned about the services and support available to survivors. © UNFPA Sudan
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Press release

UNFPA and UNICEF welcome CA$ 35 million contribution from the Government of Canada to end child marriage

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“A fight against oblivion”: How Colombia empowers communities to combat conflict-related sexual violence

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UNFPA deploys mobile response teams to communities affected by conflict and crisis. © UNFPA Colombia
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“We are making a difference”: Advocating against period poverty and female genital mutilation in The Gambia

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Reusable pads shared at St. John's School for the Deaf.  © UNFPA The Gambia
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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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“One society, free from violence”: Training providers on caring for survivors of sexual violence in Palestine

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UNFPA brochure urge for violence against women and girls to stop. © UNFPA Palestine / Samar Hazboun
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