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FGM

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.
Document
21 March 2023
Tech-based interventions to address harmful practices

Files available for download (14)

Main report (PDF, 16 MB)
Bangladesh case study (PDF, 1 MB)
Burkina Faso case study (PDF, 1 MB)
Egypt case study (PDF, 1 MB)
Ethiopia case study (PDF, 1 MB)
Ghana case study (PDF, 1 MB)
India case study (PDF, 1 MB)
Kenya case study (PDF, 1 MB)
Mozambique case study (PDF, 1 MB)
Nepal case study (PDF, 1 MB)
Sierra Leone case study (PDF, 1 MB)
Sudan case study (PDF, 1 MB)
Uganda case study (PDF, 1 MB)
Zambia case study (PDF, 1 MB)
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
Icon representing skills development - pencil and wrench
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
Document
09 November 2022
Eliminating FGM through social movements
This technical note aims to develop a common understanding of the key concepts related to social movements and FGM elimination.

Files available for download (3)

English (PDF, 10 MB)
French (PDF, 10 MB)
Arabic (PDF, 10 MB)
Youth in Burkina Faso participate in “Caravane Faso Jeunes”, a roadshow bringing together adolescents to increase opportunities for engagement, participation and skills learning.
Document
26 September 2022
FGM Phase III Report (2018-2021)

Files available for download (19)

Annual report (PDF, 7 MB)
All country profiles (PDF, 4 MB)
Burkina Faso (PDF, 413 KB)
Djibouti (PDF, 418 KB)
Egypt (PDF, 365 KB)
Eritrea (PDF, 360 KB)
Ethiopia (PDF, 318 KB)
The Gambia (PDF, 365 KB)
Guinea (PDF, 551 KB)
Guinea-Bissau (PDF, 492 KB)
Kenya (PDF, 599 KB)
Mali (PDF, 354 KB)
Mauritania (PDF, 490 KB)
Nigeria (PDF, 671 KB)
Senegal (PDF, 453 KB)
Somalia (PDF, 555 KB)
Sudan (PDF, 349 KB)
Uganda (PDF, 363 KB)
Yemen (PDF, 179 KB)