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2024 Annual Report of FGM Joint Programme: Accelerating Action - Strengthening Alliances and Addressing the Pushback Against Ending Female Genital Mutilation
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The 2024 Annual Report of the UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Programme on the Elimination of FGM focusses on the theme of “Accelerating Action: Strengthening alliances and addressing pushback against ending FGM.” The theme underscores the urgent need to expedite and scale up actions, forge stronger coalitions, and counter resistance with unwavering commitment.
The report showcases progress and makes a call to action to take an accelerated approach to end FGM. It urges stakeholders to transform challenges, drive sustainable changes, and speed up progress towards a future free from FGM.
Some of the key global highlights from 2024 are:
- 1,394,813 women and girls initiated conversations on FGM elimination and/or advocated for abandonment of the practice
- 1,749,492 girls and young women actively participated in comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) or girls’ clubs that integrate FGM in discussions on life skills
- 304,820 girls aged 0–14 were protected from undergoing FGM
- 849,502 boys and men actively participated in activities to promote positive masculinity
- 12,200 grass-roots organizations integrated coalitions and networks of youth, feminists, and women entrepreneurs working on the elimination of FGM
- 1,450,136 girls and women received FGM prevention and protection services
