In the News

Two Districts in Northern Ethiopia Declare an End to Female Genital Cutting

20 February 2011

News

New Jobs and Livelihoods Get Fistula Survivors on their Feet

Although her life war shattered by her fistula. Rebecca Mambweni has been able to put the pieces back again with the help of a training programme.

11 February 2011

In the News

Africa Shows Signs of Winning War against Female Fenital Mutilation/cutting

10 February 2011

News

Artists Voice their Support to Improved Maternal Health in Tanzania

Some of the participating artists inthe workshop. Photo: UNFPA/Tanzania

09 February 2011

Statement

International Day of Zero Tolerance to FGM/C

06 February 2011

Press Release

Over 6,000 Communities Across Africa Abandon Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting

06 February 2011

News

Building Momentum for Abandonment of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting

These girls from Uganda are celebrating the fact that they don't have to undergo female genital mutilation/cutting.

04 February 2011

News

Working with Police in South Sudan to Assist Survivors of Gender-Based Violence

Group work exploring the causes of gender-based violance in South Sudan. Photo: Silje Heitmann.

20 January 2011

News

Providing Support to Sudanese Returning Home to Vote

Most of returnees of Southern Sudan are expected to relocate to cities of the region rather than resettle in their traditional villages, which lack roads and health services. Photo :Silje Heitmann.

10 January 2011

News

Taking Stock: Chad’s Population and Housing Census

The aim of Chad's census is to ensure a reliable count of the entire population, including the hundreds of thousands of refugees displaced by conflict in neighbouring Sudan. Photo: Micah Albert.

04 January 2011

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