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A travelling theatre in Guinea-Bissau sparks conversations and changes minds about gender-based violence

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Members of Guinea-Bissau’s National Ballet, the Nossa Patria Amada, perform a dance scene at a local market in Bissorã, in the Oio region, to raise awareness against gender-based violence. © UNFPA Guinea-Bissau/Pierre Bussiere
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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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Raising the voices of survivors to create a generation free from female genital mutilation in Ethiopia

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Zekia is advocating against female genital mutilation among her community and at school in the Dalocha district, in Ethiopia’s Central region. © UNFPA Ethiopia/MOPIX Production
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International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation 2024

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Dec 2023

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UNFPA, UNICEF

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32

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Technical Note: Developing Anti-FGM Laws Aligned with Human Rights

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Sweden's new contribution towards ending female genital mutilation

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In Ethiopia, Zekia is driving positive change in her community to end female genital mutilation. An additional commitment from Sweden will support the UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Programme on the Elimination of Female Genital Mutilation through collective action and community mobilization. © UNFPA Ethiopia
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