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Female genital mutilation

Girls in Narok town, Kenya.
Programme
01/08/2019
UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Programme
Learn how UNICEF and UNFPA are accelerating the elimination of this harmful practice.
Model girls are trained to teach their communities in Afar region, at Erubti woreda, about the harmful practice of FGM in collaboration with the Ethiopian Government, UNICEF Ethiopia and other partners.
Programme
01/08/2019
Female Genital Mutilation
Female genital mutilation is an extreme form of violence against girls and women.
A girl, 5, stands in her home in Aroma Village, near the city of Kassala.
Programme
01/07/2019
Harmful practices
Child marriage and female genital mutilation are internationally recognized human rights violations.
11-year-old Mekiya (R) was saved from undergoing FGM with the help of her friend Magfira (L).
Statement
02/05/2021
2 million additional cases of female genital mutilation likely to occur over next decade due to COVID-19
Only united, concerted and well-funded action can end this human rights violation
Mali. A woman discusses the consequences of FGM to a group.
Link
02/04/2021
“The task is arduous, but this is not the time to give up”
In Mali, a matron is mobilizing people to discuss the harmful consequences of female genital mutilation
A new-born baby swaddled in blankets
Annual Report
07/01/2020
Global annual results reports 2019: Goal Area 3
Progress and results from 2019 by Goal Area 3: Every child is protected from violence and exploitation

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Document
06/26/2020
Joint Programme Phase III Proposal

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Document
05/06/2020
COVID-19 Disrupting the Elimination of FGM

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Document
03/03/2020
The ACT Framework
Towards a new M&E model for measuring social norms change around female genital mutilation

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In Ethiopia, 47 per cent of girls aged 15–19 have undergone FGM. Girls in Afar region undergo training to teach their communities about the harmful practice.
Press release
02/05/2020
Approximately 1 in 4 survivors of female genital mutilation were cut by a health care provider
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