News

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

calendar_today29 May 2023

Reusable pads shared at St. John's School for the Deaf.  © UNFPA The Gambia
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Publisher

UNFPA

Publication date

May 2023

Resources

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

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News

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

calendar_today23 March 2023

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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News

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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Events

International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation 2023

calendar_today06 February 2023

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Updates

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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News

Girls in Uganda report being lured across the border to undergo female genital mutilation

calendar_today26 October 2022

A delegation of  state ministers and district leaders speak with girls at the Kalas primary school in Amudat. The school is a safe haven for the girls fleeing female genital mutilation, child marriage or both. © UNFPA Uganda/Samuel Okiror
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Video

Nikkolas Smith joins forces with the United Nations to help end female genital mutilation

calendar_today26 September 2022

Nikkolas Smith joins forces with the United Nations to help end female genital mutilation

Nikkolas Smith joins forces with the United Nations to help end female genital mutilation

As an Artivist, Nikkolas Smith's mission is to inspire people to take action and make a positive change in the world.

His latest artwork is part of an exhibition presented and organized by the UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Programme on the Elimination of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM).

The exhibition highlighted the importance of engaging men and boys in eliminating female genital mutilation.

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Publisher

UNFPA, UNICEF

Publication date

Sep 2022

Number of pages

68

Annual Report

2021 Annual Report of FGM Joint Programme: Delivering and Sustaining in the New Normal

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News

Coming together to change social norms and stand against female genital mutilation in Ethiopia

calendar_today09 September 2022

19-year-old Bereket Merihun is in seventh grade at a school in the Alata Chuko district in the Sidama region, Ethiopia. © Norwegian Church Aid
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