News

Women leaders in Djibouti speak out against gender-based violence and harmful practices

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Peer educators from the UNFPA Elle et Elles network, launched in Djibouti in 2021 to provide support and training for female leaders advocating for women's health and rights. © UFNPA Djibouti
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Statement

Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on efforts to repeal the ban on female genital mutilation in the Gambia

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News

Somali survivors of female genital mutilation advocate to change minds – and lives

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UNFPA and UNICEF’s Joint Programme on the Elimination of Female Genital Mutilation works with grassroots activists to encourage communities to abandon the practice. © UNFPA Somalia
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Publication date

Jun 2018

Author

UNFPA

Resources

Brief on the medicalization of female genital mutilation

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News

Dropping the knife: One woman joins the fight for women’s rights in the Gambia

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Aja Babung Sidibeh used to gather girls for the FGM ritual. She comes from a family considered custodians of the tradition. © UNFPA/Kasandi Mulaa
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News

In Colombia, efforts to end FGM are empowering women to be leaders

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Solani Zapata, a member of her region's indigenous council, says talking about FGM sparked conversations about women's role in society. © UNFPA/Daniel Baldotto
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News

Local Egyptian heroine aims to end “huge” suffering caused by FGM

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More than nine in 10 adult women in Egypt have been subjected to female genital mutilation (FGM). In rural Upper Egypt, Hoda Hamed is trying to end the practice. © UNFPA Egypt/Sima Diab
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News

Gender equality key to ending dangerous and discriminatory practices

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Kenyan activist Betty Naisenya Lolgisoi with UNFPA Deputy Executive Director Kate Gilmore at a United Nations panel on ending practices harmful to women and girls. © UNFPA/Lin Gao
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News

A silent epidemic: The fight to end female genital mutilation in Colombia

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In 2007, it was revealed that FGM has long been widely practiced among Colombia's Emberá people. © UNFPA Colombia
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Video

Abandoning FGM: Amina and Desta’s story

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Abandoning FGM: Amina and Desta’s story

Abandoning FGM: Amina and Desta’s story

Learn about female genital mutilation from the sisters Amina and Desta. UNFPA and UNICEF lead the Joint Programme on Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting, the largest global programme to accelerate the abandonment of female genital mutilation.