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Unleashing youth power: A decade of accelerating actions towards zero female genital mutilation

calendar_today06 February 2020

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News

Top 5 things you didn’t know about female genital mutilation

calendar_today05 February 2019

Asha lays out the tools she uses to perform female genital mutilation in Somalia. © UNFPA/Georgina Goodwin
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News

A vision of change: Pioneer spends 30 years advocating end to FGM in Sudan

calendar_today31 January 2018

Abdullah Ali Abdullah has spent 30 years working with communities in North Kordofan to encourage abandonment of female genital mutilation. © UNFPA Sudan
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Empowering women to lead the change: One woman’s fight against FGM

calendar_today05 February 2015

A network of women advocates in Doka, Sudan. They are committed to ending FGM in their community. © UNFPA
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Female genital mutilation (FGM) frequently asked questions

Publication date

Feb 2025

Author

UNFPA

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Female genital mutilation (FGM) frequently asked questions

Women and girls, aged 15-49, who have undergone some form of FGM

Girls born between 2010-2015 will experience
Girls born between 2010-2015 will experience
Girls born between 2010-2015 will experience
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  • 0% - 24.9%
  • 25% - 49.9%
  • 50% - 74.9%
  • 75% - 100%
* Ages vary by country

FGM Dashboard

Women and girls, aged 15-49, who have undergone some form of FGM

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  • 0% - 24.9%
  • 25% - 49.9%
  • 50% - 74.9%
  • 75% - 100%
Source: Demographic and Health Surveys
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