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Women in Guinea-Bissau speak out against female genital mutilation: “I’m lucky to be alive”

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Djenabu Sano works with UNFPA across 20 communities to to speak out about the dangers of female genital mutilation. She suffered a haemorrhage in all four of her childbirths due to having been subject to the harmful practice when she was younger. © Aleke Ogbada Junior/UNFPA Guinea-Bissau
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World will miss target of ending FGM by 2030 without urgent action – including from men and boys

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  • Factors associated with the perception of ease and intention to practice female genital mutilation on daughters: A cross-sectional study of cross-border communities in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, and Uganda

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Factors associated with the perception of ease and intention to practice female genital mutilation on daughters: A cross-sectional study of cross-border communities in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, and Uganda

This study addresses cross-border female genital mutilation (FGM) practice, cross-border FGM takes place when communities cross national borders to perform FGM, circumvent laws and avoid prosecution. Using data from a recent cross-border study, this paper aims to identify factors associated with the perception of the ease of cross-border FGM and the intention to perform FGM on daughters and female relatives in the border communities of Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia and Uganda.

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  • “We are making a difference”: Advocating against period poverty and female genital mutilation in The Gambia

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“We are making a difference”: Advocating against period poverty and female genital mutilation in The Gambia

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Reusable pads shared at St. John's School for the Deaf.  © UNFPA The Gambia
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Female genital mutilation is a practice that involves altering or injuring the female genitalia for non-medical reasons. Internationally recognized as a human rights violation, it is estimated that some 230 million girls and women globally have undergone some form of female genital mutilation. Although the practice is declining in the majority of countries where it is prevalent, most of these countries are also experiencing a high rate of population growth – meaning that the number of girls who undergo female genital mutilation will continue to grow if the practice continues at current levels.

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  • UNFPA research on FGM highlights increased risk: A call for evidence and action to end female genital mutilation by 2030

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  • Countering female genital mutilation in Sudan: “I didn’t know it was possible not to cut my daughter”

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Countering female genital mutilation in Sudan: “I didn’t know it was possible not to cut my daughter”

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Members of a UNFPA-supported community network in Sudan speak to women in about the dangers of female genital mutilation. © UNFPA Sudan
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  • Rallying men and boys in the fight against female genital mutilation

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Rallying men and boys in the fight against female genital mutilation

calendar_today06 February 2023

Professor Akotionga performed the first operation in Burkina Faso to repair physical damage from female genital mutilation. Since then, he has trained more than 600 midwives, nurses and gynaecologists in the procedure. © UNFPA/Lambert Coleman
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  • International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation 2023

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International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation 2023

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  • Belgium, Germany and Sweden join forces with UNFPA and UNICEF to eliminate female genital mutilation

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Belgium, Germany and Sweden join forces with UNFPA and UNICEF to eliminate female genital mutilation

calendar_today28 December 2022

A group of girls rescued from female genital mutilation and early marriage play hand-clapping games in their dormitories at Morpus primary school in Ortum, West Pokot, Kenya on November 24, 2020. Through the support of the UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Programme, the Morpus primary and boarding school has been helping young girls to escape and recover from female genital mutilation and early marriages since 2003, providing education and accommodation. © UNFPA Kenya/Luis Tato
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