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Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on efforts to repeal the ban on female genital mutilation in the Gambia

17 April 2024

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A travelling theatre in Guinea-Bissau sparks conversations and changes minds about gender-based violence

Members of Guinea-Bissau’s National Ballet, the Nossa Patria Amada, perform a dance scene at a local market in Bissorã, in the Oio region, to raise awareness against gender-based violence. © UNFPA Guinea-Bissau/Pierre Bussiere
  • 29 February 2024
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Somali survivors of female genital mutilation advocate to change minds – and lives

UNFPA and UNICEF’s Joint Programme on the Elimination of Female Genital Mutilation works with grassroots activists to encourage communities to abandon the practice. © UNFPA Somalia
  • 26 February 2024
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Raising the voices of survivors to create a generation free from female genital mutilation in Ethiopia

Zekia is advocating against female genital mutilation among her community and at school in the Dalocha district, in Ethiopia’s Central region. © UNFPA Ethiopia/MOPIX Production
  • 08 February 2024
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Putting survivors at the forefront of the global movement to end female genital mutilation

06 February 2024

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International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation

06 February 2024

Global

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Publication

Technical Note: Developing Anti-FGM Laws Aligned with Human Rights

Number of pages: 32

Publication date: 31 Dec 2023

Author: UNFPA, UNICEF

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Updates

Sweden's new contribution towards ending female genital mutilation

03 Jan 2024

In Ethiopia, Zekia is driving positive change in her community to end female genital mutilation. An additional commitment from Sweden will support the UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Programme on the Elimination of Female Genital Mutilation through collective action and community mobilization. © UNFPA Ethiopia
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