FGM

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UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Programme

Learn how UNICEF and UNFPA are accelerating the elimination of this harmful practice.

03/04/2019

A girl, 5, stands in her home in Aroma Village, near the city of Kassala.

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Harmful practices

Child marriage and female genital mutilation are internationally recognized human rights violations.

30/03/2019

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.

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Female Genital Mutilation

Female genital mutilation is an extreme form of violence against girls and women.

04/03/2019

Article

Ending female genital mutilation

“I could see the regret in my mother’s eyes. But it was too late.”

26/02/2019

Mary Oloiparuni with her children at their home

Article

A Kenyan mother leads the way to stop FGM in her community

Breaking with tradition to keep her daughters from undergoing female genital mutilation

15/02/2019

A girl sits on a bed with her head in her hand, Sierra Leone

Article

What you need to know about female genital mutilation

How the harmful practice affects millions of girls worldwide

11/02/2019

Statement

Take action to eliminate female genital mutilation by 2030

Joint statement by Henrietta Fore, UNICEF Executive Director, Dr. Natalia Kanem, UNFPA Executive Director, and Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, UN Women Executive Director

05/02/2019

Report

Putting it all together: a case study from Nigeria

Reflections on Phase II of the UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Programme on Female Genital Mutilation

09/01/2019

Report

Transformation in action: Tales from Phase II

Reflections on Phase II of the UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Programme on Female Genital Mutilation

09/01/2019

Report

Ending Female Genital Mutilation

An Investment in The Future

09/01/2019

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