News

Escape at dawn: running away from child marriage and FGM in Kenya

Faith (centre) with her friends Sylvia (right) and Vivian, who all ran away from home to avoid female genital mutilation and child marriage. © UNFPA Kenya/Douglas Waudo

06 September 2017

News

For many girls, school holidays means FGM “cutting season”

Asha Ali Ibrahim, a local circumciser, with her granddaughter, who is due to be cut this year. © UNFPA/Georgina Goodwin

10 August 2017

Publication

Seventeen Ways to End FGM/C

Lessons from the field

Number of pages: 79

Publication date: 01 Jul 2017

Author: UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Programme on Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting

News

Efforts to end FGM must be intensified, leaders urge

Shaimaa Ahmed Ali teaches members of her community about the harms of female genital mutilation (FGM). © UNFPA Egypt/Sima Diab

17 March 2017

News

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

Statement

The world must make faster progress to end female genital mutilation by 2030

06 February 2017

News

Dropping the knife: One woman joins the fight for women’s rights in the Gambia

Aja Babung Sidibeh used to gather girls for the FGM ritual. She comes from a family considered custodians of the tradition. © UNFPA/Kasandi Mulaa

06 February 2017

Statement

The world must make faster progress to end female genital mutilation by 2030

06 February 2017

News

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

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

01 February 2017

News

Thousands reached in Somalia reproductive health campaign

The outreach campaign provided antenatal care, postpartum services, family planning counselling and many other services. © UNFPA Somalia

20 January 2017

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