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FGM

نورا مع شقيقها ووالدها في مصر.
Statement
07 February 2023
World will miss target of ending FGM by 2030 without urgent action – including from men and boys
Joint Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem and UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation
Waleed Al- Ahdal , a simple man who lives in Aljufainah IDPs camp, Waleed was displaced with his family to Al-jufainah IDPs camp in Marib governorate.
Report
07 February 2023
Promoting men and boys’ engagement in ending FGM in MENA
Research-based programming guidance

Files available for download (6)

Promoting men and boys’ engagement - Full Report (PDF, 4 MB)
Promoting men and boys’ engagement - Regional Report (PDF, 2 MB)
Ending FGM in Yemen (PDF, 735 KB)
Ending FGM in Sudan (PDF, 589 KB)
Ending FGM in Egypt (PDF, 754 KB)
Ending FGM in Djibouti (PDF, 827 KB)
The story of a courageous father who protected his daughter from FGM thanks to love and solid religious awareness
Article
16 June 2022
A Father Against the Current
The story of a courageous father who protected his daughter from FGM thanks to love and solid religious awareness
UNICEF advocates against FGM while facing dramatic increase of cases during the pandemic
Photo essay
16 June 2022
During COVID-19, FGM is on the rise
UNICEF advocates against FGM while facing dramatic increase of cases during the pandemic
strong advocate against FGM medicalization since her near-death experience
Article
16 June 2022
On the Verge of Death
Randa: a strong advocate against FGM medicalization since her near-death experience
a group of girls
News note
29 April 2020
Sudan enters new era for girl rights with criminalization of FGM
girl walking while carrying a baby and holding a little kids hand
Page
12 February 2020
Female genital mutilation (FGM)
A Decade of Accelerating Actions Towards Zero Female Genital Mutilation
a group of girls
Report
06 February 2020
Female genital mutilation
in the Middle East and North Africa

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Female genital mutation in MENA (PDF, 5 MB)
Report cover
Report
06 February 2020
Facts and figures: Female genital mutilation in MENA
February 2020

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حقائق وأرقام: تشويه الأعضاء التناسليّة للإناث (ختان الإناث) (PDF, 282 KB)
Facts and figures: FGM in MENA (PDF, 282 KB)
A group of adolescent girls
Press release
06 February 2020
Approximately 1 in 4 FGM survivors were cut by a health care provider – UNICEF
Increased prevalence in medicalized FGM obscures global progress on eliminating support for the practice. Twice as many women in high-prevalence countries want the practice to end compared to 20 years ago