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Snatched from her home, an Afghan girl's road to recovery

Zarmina and her mother. Some members of their family have blamed Zarmina for the abduction, but her mother has stood by her. © UNFPA Afghanistan
  • 21 April 2015
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Abandoning FGM: Amina and Desta’s story

Published on: 19/03/2015

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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Finding justice for survivors of gender-based violence in Somalia

A volunteer works in the community police unit in Garowe, Somalia. ©UNFPA/Pilirani Semu-Banda
  • 25 February 2015
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News

Empowering women to lead the change: One woman’s fight against FGM

A network of women advocates in Doka, Sudan. They are committed to ending FGM in their community. © UNFPA
  • 05 February 2015
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International Day of the Girl Child 2015

11 October 2015

Global

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Resources

Engaging Midwives in the Global Campaign to End Female Genital Mutilation

Resource date: Nov 2014

Author: UNFPA

UNFPA is mobilizing midwives in the prevention female genital mutilation (FGM) and in caring for its consequences, through a joint initiative in the context of the UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Programme on FGM/C and the UNFPA Midwifery Programme. Building on the expertise and networks of the two global programmes, UNFPA will empower midwives to serve as role models, counselors and advocates in the campaign to end FGM.

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How to be a man: Bolivian men and boys work to eliminate gender-based violence

Boys and men are challenging ideas about masculinity and dominance over women, helping to address Bolivia's high rates of violence against women. © UNFPA Bolivia
  • 22 December 2014
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Statement

Message of the Executive Director on the Occasion of the International Human Rights Day

10 December 2014

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Resources

"Wife-sharing" haunts Indian villages as girls decline - Yahoo!

Resource date: 2011

Author: UNFPA

Publisher: UNFPA

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Ending violence and discrimination against women: A call to action

Jyotsna Phulmali with her daughter in Maharashtra, India. Ms. Phulmali left an abusive husband when her daughter was still an infant. Changing attitudes about women and promoting gender equality will be essential to ending violence against women. © UNICEF/INDA2013-00249/Singh
  • 25 November 2014
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