Harmful Practice

Former Ugandan circumciser says she will never go back to performing FGM

Turutea Chelangat, a former circumciser in eastern Uganda, has renounced FGM. © UNFPA Uganda/Evelyn Matsamura Kiapi

23 February 2017

Local Egyptian heroine aims to end “huge” suffering caused by FGM

More than nine in 10 adult women in Egypt have been subjected to female genital mutilation (FGM). In rural Upper Egypt, Hoda Hamed is trying to end the practice. © UNFPA Egypt/Sima Diab

18 July 2016

Gender equality key to ending dangerous and discriminatory practices

Kenyan activist Betty Naisenya Lolgisoi with UNFPA Deputy Executive Director Kate Gilmore at a United Nations panel on ending practices harmful to women and girls. © UNFPA/Lin Gao

16 March 2015

Young pioneer in Ethiopia defies FGM, finds love

Hawa Buha with her husband, Enehaba Seid, in their home in Ethiopia. Ms. Hawa has been a trailblazer in her community, first refusing to undergo FGM, then marrying for love. © UNFPA Ethiopia/Abraham Gelaw

01 September 2015

Clinic helps end dangerous traditional practices in rural Bangladesh

Mousomi Rani and her baby, Joni, receive post-natal care at the local clinic. Health staff are working to help community members abandon harmful practices and embrace modern maternal care. © Nicolas Axelrod/Ruom for UNFPA

06 July 2015

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.

Former Ugandan circumciser says she will never go back to performing FGM

Local Egyptian heroine aims to end “huge” suffering caused by FGM

Gender equality key to ending dangerous and discriminatory practices

Young pioneer in Ethiopia defies FGM, finds love

Clinic helps end dangerous traditional practices in rural Bangladesh

Abandoning FGM: Amina and Desta’s story

Joint Programme on Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting video