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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News

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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A call to protect women and girls on the move

calendar_today05 October 2018

Rohingya refugee girls participate in classes on sexual and reproductive health and life skills at a UNFPA-supported safe space in the Kutupalong refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. The space offers a place to connect with peers and gain support, care and knowledge to help them stay healthy and safe amidst the hardships of forced displacement. © UNFPA/Carly Learson
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Country Profiles

Publication date

Aug 2018

Author

UNFPA-UNICEF Global Programme to Accelerate Action to End Child Marriage

Publication

Country Profiles

2017 Annual Report for the UNFPA-UNICEF Global Programme to Accelerate Action to End Child Marriage

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Leaders demand protection for women and girls affected by conflict

calendar_today28 September 2018

Women and girls have been disproportionately affected by the conflict in Yemen. © UNFPA Yemen/Fahmia Al-Fotih
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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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Finding a role model amid confinement of Myanmar’s Rohingya camps

calendar_today31 July 2018

Me Me teaches adolescent girls in the camp about their health and human rights, and helps them understand their own potential. © UNFPA Myanmar
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After infertility, isolation and displacement, refugee in Iraq finds a place to heal

calendar_today23 August 2018

Women may face disappointment, stigma or even isolation if they cannot have children. A UNFPA-supported counsellor watches over a child in Amiriyat al-Falloujah camp. © UNFPA Iraq/Salwa Moussa
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Men in Ukraine hold fast to gender norms, landmark study finds

calendar_today13 September 2018

The first-ever comprehensive study on men's gender views in Ukraine finds that one in ten men believe women should tolerate violence to keep their families intact. © UNFPA Ukraine / Maks Levin
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