Statement

Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on efforts to repeal the ban on female genital mutilation in the Gambia

17 April 2024

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

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
  • 29 February 2024
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From recovery to resilience: Zeynab's story after the earthquakes in Northwest Syria

Thanks to a UNFPA safe space, Zeynab has learned a range of new livelihood skills and is getting back on her feet financially and psychologically following the traumatic earthquakes of February 2023. © Muhannad Barbori/Ihsan Organization.
  • 21 February 2024
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Somali survivors of female genital mutilation advocate to change minds – and lives

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
  • 26 February 2024
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Updates

UK announces £4.25 million (c. $5.3 million) for UNFPA’s humanitarian response in the occupied Palestinian territories to support women and girls

25 Feb 2024

The new UK contribution will enable UNFPA to provide more critical reproductive health supplies to Gaza. © UNFPA/Bisan Ouda
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Raising the voices of survivors to create a generation free from female genital mutilation in Ethiopia

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
  • 08 February 2024
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Breaking the cycle for survivors: UNFPA offers counselling and support to abandon female genital mutilation in Yemen

Safia seeks help at a UNFPA-supported youth-friendly service centre. ©UNFPA Yemen
  • 05 February 2024
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International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation 2024

06 February 2024

Global

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Publication

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

Number of pages: 32

Publication date: 31 Dec 2023

Author: UNFPA, UNICEF

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