Annual Report

2022 Annual Report of FGM Joint Programme: Reimagining Resilience

Number of pages: 36

Publication date: 01 Oct 2023

Publisher: UNFPA, UNICEF

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World Mental Health Day 2023

10 October 2023

Global

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News

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

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
  • 13 September 2023
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Statement

World will miss target of ending FGM by 2030 without urgent action – including from men and boys

02 February 2023

AR
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News

Green shoots of hope spring from the depths of war in Yemen

Hiam and other women learn sustainable farming skills as part of a training at a UNFPA-supported safe space in Yemen. ©UNFPA Yemen/YWU
  • 20 September 2023
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Women fleeing from conflict in Sudan receive mental health support in Egypt

Published on: 26/06/2023

Hanaa is one of the 250,000 refugees who have crossed into Egypt, fleeing the deadly conflict in Sudan.

See how UNFPA-supported safe spaces are providing psychosocial support to women affected by this devastating humanitarian crisis.

News

How a safe space in the Republic of Moldova offers comprehensive sexuality education for Roma refugees fleeing Ukraine

Sahin Rădiță, coordinator at the safe space in Chișinău, capital of the Republic of Moldova, said that for Roma youth, “Our services are welcome, even necessary.” © UNFPA Moldova
  • 17 August 2023
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News

Brick by brick: How one Syrian earthquake survivor rebuilt her life

Najwa Bikdash, 52, is from the Bustan Al Zahra neighbourhood in Aleppo. After her abusive husband walked out on her and their four daughters, her precarious situation was exacerbated by the earthquakes that ravaged Syria in February this year. © UNFPA Syria/Ange Hussein, ICDA, 2023
  • 04 August 2023
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Resources

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

Resource date: Jul 2023

Publisher: UNFPA

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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