News
Women leaders in Djibouti speak out against gender-based violence and harmful practices
- 25 April 2024
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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
17 April 2024
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Somali survivors of female genital mutilation advocate to change minds – and lives
- 26 February 2024
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Resources
Brief on the medicalization of female genital mutilation
Resource date: Jun 2018
Author: UNFPA
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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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In Colombia, efforts to end FGM are empowering women to be leaders
- 01 February 2017
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Local Egyptian heroine aims to end “huge” suffering caused by FGM
- 18 July 2016
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Gender equality key to ending dangerous and discriminatory practices
- 16 March 2015
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A silent epidemic: The fight to end female genital mutilation in Colombia
- 09 February 2016
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Abandoning FGM: Amina and Desta’s story
Published on: 19/03/2015
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.
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