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Female genital mutilation

Youth in Ouahigouya, in the north of Burkina Faso, participate in a youth caravan.
Programme
08 January 2019
UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Programme
Learn how UNICEF and UNFPA are accelerating the elimination of this harmful practice.
Nejat Workicho and Kemeriya Awol outside their home in Ethiopia.
Programme
08 January 2019
Female Genital Mutilation
Female genital mutilation is an extreme form of violence against girls and women.
16 year old Lucy got pregnant at 14, returned to school, got pregnant again and married at 16 during COVID-19 school closures in Malawi. Lucy is now back in school in at Mlale primary school in Lilongwe, Malawi.
Programme
07 January 2019
Harmful practices
Child marriage and female genital mutilation are internationally recognized human rights violations.
Noura with her brother and father in Egypt.
Statement
03 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
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Page
02 February 2023
Resources on Female Genital Mutilation
Reports, case studies, briefs, technical notes and more for practitioners and policymakers
Zero Tolerance Day 2023
Document
31 January 2023
International Day of Zero Tolerance for FGM 2023

Files available for download (6)

Key messages - English (PDF, 962 KB)
Advocacy flyer - English (PDF, 192 KB)
Key messages - French (PDF, 407 KB)
Advocacy flyer - French (PDF, 250 KB)
Key messages - Arabic (PDF, 468 KB)
Advocacy flyer - Arabic (PDF, 22 MB)
A girl holds up a poster of her drawings.
Explainer
26 January 2023
What is female genital mutilation?
Everything you need to know about FGM and what UNICEF is doing to stop it
girls-playing
Report
01 June 2022
Global Annual Results Report 2021: Every child is protected
Goal Area 3: Progress, results achieved and lessons from 2021

Files available for download (1)

Download file (PDF, 21 MB)
Document
27 April 2022
Phase IV Programme Document for the UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Programme on the Elimination of Female Genital Mutilation

Files available for download (2)

English (PDF, 13 MB)
Brief (PDF, 1 MB)
Document
08 February 2022
Manual on Social Norms and Change

Files available for download (7)

Manual on Social Norms and Change - Introduction (PDF, 651 KB)
Module 0: Workshop Overview and Methodology (PDF, 819 KB)
Module 1: Dynamics of a Social Norm: FGM (PDF, 23 MB)
Module 2: From Gender Inequality to Shared Positive Social Norms (PDF, 2 MB)
Module 3: Effective Legislative Reforms in Situations Calling for Social Change (PDF, 1 MB)
Module 4: Seven Common Patterns and Transformative Elements for Change (PDF, 9 MB)
Module 5: Putting It All Together (PDF, 499 KB)