News

Abandoning Female Genital Cutting/Mutilation in the Afar Region of Ethiopia

A former circumciser teaching community members on harms of FGM/C. Photo: Abraham Gelaw
  • 08 April 2010
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Publications

Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Accelerating Change - Original Proposal (2009)

Funding proposal

Number of pages: 30

Publication date: 01 Jan 2009

Author: UNFPA

Publisher: UNFPA

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Joint Programme on Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting video

Published on: 24/02/2010

Examines the practice of FGM/C and strategies employed by UNFPA and UNICEF to encourage communities to abandon it. The two agencies, working closely with governments, NGOs, religious leaders and small community groups, aim to bring about an end to the practice.

Senegal: Beyond Tradition

Published on: 17/03/2011

Dialyma's father had forbidden his mother to cut his daughter.  The grandmother cut Dialyma against her wishes.  Now her father has joined a growing movement fighting to end female genital mutilation. He says change must come from the grassroots.

News

Seven years of resistance: One girl’s fight against FGM

Nancy Tomee in New York, where she spoke to first ladies from around the world about her struggle against FGM. Photo credit: UNFPA/Omar Kasrawi
  • 23 September 2014
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News

In Sudan, male partners critical in fight against FGM

FGM is not just a women's issue; men also have a role to play. A UNFPA-supported Y-Peer group in East Sudan advocates ending the practice. Photo credit: UNFPA Sudan
  • 02 September 2014
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News

From promise to action: Ending preventable maternal deaths in Kenya

Women await post-natal care at the Kakuma Refugee Camp in Turkana, one of the 15 counties where maternal death rates are highest. <i>Photo credit: UNFPA Kenya
  • 29 August 2014
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Publication

2013 Annual Report of FGM Joint Programme: Accelerating Change

Report of Phase I

Number of pages: 52

Publication date: 01 Jan 2014

Author: United Nations Population Fund and United Nations Children’s Fund

Publisher: United Nations Population Fund and United Nations Children’s Fund

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News

Girl Summit aims to end child marriage and FGM/C

<p>Usha, 15, participated in a leadership programme for girls in Nepal. When her parents began preparing for her wedding, she convinced them to delay the marriage. "If I can&rsquo;t prevent my own marriage, who will speak up for my classmates?&rdquo; she told UNFPA. <i>Photo credit: UNFPA/William A. Ryan</i> </p>
  • 22 July 2014
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“I will keep very strong”: An Ethiopian girl fights to delay marriage

Kadiga Mohammed fought her parents' decision to have her marry an older cousin at age 16. Photo credit: Abraham Gelaw
  • 05 June 2014
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