What works to prevent female genital mutilation? UNICEF Innocenti – Global Office of Research and Foresight examines the evidence to identify successful strategies.

Each year, an estimated four million people worldwide are subjected to female genital mutilation (FGM). In Sudan, where prevalence has historically ranked among the highest globally, years of fragile ...

Joint statement by the UNFPA Executive Director, UNICEF Executive Director, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, UN Women Executive Director, WHO Director-General, and UNESCO Director-General on the ...

The Gambia may become the first country in the world to reverse a ban on female genital mutilation. The small West African country banned the practice in 2015. But yesterday, Gambian lawmakers voted ...

(CNN) — Gambia’s parliament has voted to uphold a landmark law that bans female genital mutilation (FGM) in the largely Muslim nation, after religious groups pushed for the legislation to be repealed.

As more and more countries outlaw the practice of female genital mutilation (FGM), The Gambia could become the first country in the world to overturn such a ban. The country's National Assembly ...

Tuesday, 6 February, 2024 was this year’s International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). In commemoration of the day, the Director-General of the World Health Organization ...

The Parliament of Gambia voted Monday to maintain a 2015 ban on female genital mutilation (FGM) by rejecting a controversial bill which sought to reverse the prohibition and legalize the practice of ...

Wife of the Anambra State Governor, Dr Nonye Soludo, has called for an end to female genital mutilation, describing the practice as barbaric and a gross violation of the rights and dignity of girls ...