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News
Women leaders in Djibouti speak out against gender-based violence and harmful practices
25 April 2024
Statement
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on efforts to repeal the ban on female genital mutilation in the Gambia
17 April 2024
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News
Somali survivors of female genital mutilation advocate to change minds – and lives
26 February 2024
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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
06 February 2017
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News
In Colombia, efforts to end FGM are empowering women to be leaders
01 February 2017
1
News
Local Egyptian heroine aims to end “huge” suffering caused by FGM
18 July 2016
1
News
Gender equality key to ending dangerous and discriminatory practices
16 March 2015
1
News
A silent epidemic: The fight to end female genital mutilation in Colombia
09 February 2016
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Video
Abandoning FGM: Amina and Desta’s story
19 March 2015
https://youtu.be/clSGc7nDr_M
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.