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

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

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UNFPA and UNICEF

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2015

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UNFPA and UNICEF

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Annual Report

2014 Annual Report of FGM Joint Programme: Voices of Change

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Abandoning FGM: Amina and Desta’s story

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https://youtu.be/clSGc7nDr_M

Abandoning FGM: Amina and Desta’s story

Learn about female genital mutilation from the sisters Amina and Desta. UNFPA and UNICEF lead the Joint Programme on Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting, the largest global programme to accelerate the abandonment of female genital mutilation.

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Taking Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Out of the Cultural Mosaic of Kenya

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The rate of FGM/C is declining in Theraka villages where Ntano Na Mugambo or circumcision with words, is substituting for a cut.

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Ugandan Communities Scrutinize a Violent – Sometimes Deadly – Rite of Passage

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These schoolchildren in the Moroto district, where FGM/C is still prevalent, were shown a video that explains the negative consequences of the practice. In the past, this information was hidden from them

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Avoiding and Mitigating the Health Consequences of FGM/C in Ethiopia

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Sadiya (right) at the hospital with her mother.  Photo © UNFPA Ethiopia/Abraham Gelaw

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

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A former circumciser teaching community members on harms of FGM/C. Photo: Abraham Gelaw

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In Sudan, male partners critical in fight against FGM

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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

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From promise to action: Ending preventable maternal deaths in Kenya

calendar_today29 August 2014

Women await post-natal care at the Kakuma Refugee Camp in Turkana, one of the 15 counties where maternal death rates are highest. Photo credit: UNFPA Kenya

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“I will keep very strong”: An Ethiopian girl fights to delay marriage

calendar_today05 June 2014

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

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

2014 Annual Report of FGM Joint Programme: Voices of Change

Abandoning FGM: Amina and Desta’s story

Taking Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Out of the Cultural Mosaic of Kenya

Ugandan Communities Scrutinize a Violent – Sometimes Deadly – Rite of Passage

Avoiding and Mitigating the Health Consequences of FGM/C in Ethiopia

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

In Sudan, male partners critical in fight against FGM

From promise to action: Ending preventable maternal deaths in Kenya

“I will keep very strong”: An Ethiopian girl fights to delay marriage

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