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In Colombia, efforts to end FGM are empowering women to be leaders

calendar_today01 February 2017

Solani Zapata, a member of her region's indigenous council, says talking about FGM sparked conversations about women's role in society. © UNFPA/Daniel Baldotto
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Publication date

Aug 2016

Author

UNFPA and UNICEF

Number of pages

60

Annual Report

2015 Annual Report of FGM Joint Programme: Metrics of Progress, Moments of Change

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The first rule of the married girls’ club is: empower girls

calendar_today14 September 2016

Fatuma Ahmed was subjected to female genital mutilation and child marriage. She is now a member of a "married girls' club," where she and other child brides advocate against these harmful practices. © UNFPA/Abraham Gelaw
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Local Egyptian heroine aims to end “huge” suffering caused by FGM

calendar_today18 July 2016

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
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Publisher

UNFPA and UNICEF

Publication date

2014

Author

UNFPA

Publication

Funding Proposal UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Programme on Female Genital Mutilation (Phase II)

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Midwives on the frontlines of fighting maternal death in Somalia

calendar_today05 May 2016

Two midwives place an intravenous drip for a patient at the maternity ward of Banadir Hospital in Mogadishu. © UN Photo/Tobin Jones
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UNFPA and The Guardian present the first pan-African award for reporting on female genital mutilation

calendar_today19 February 2016

Diana Kendi (left) receives the first-annual Efua Dorkenoo award from Dolapo Osinbajo, wife of Nigeria's vice president (right). © UNFPA Nigeria
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A silent epidemic: The fight to end female genital mutilation in Colombia

calendar_today09 February 2016

In 2007, it was revealed that FGM has long been widely practiced among Colombia's Emberá people. © UNFPA Colombia
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Changing the dialogue: Speaking out against female genital mutilation in Indonesia

calendar_today03 February 2016

In Indonesia, 51% per cent of women under the age of 19 have been subjected to FGM. © UNFPA Indonesia
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“Never, ever” again – a former circumciser calls for an end to FGM

calendar_today14 October 2015

Asiya, a former circumciser, now urges community members to abandon FGM. © UNFPA Ethiopia
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