WHO Training Tools on Female Genital Mutilation Prevention and Care
Two new tools are being been launched by WHO and HRP (Human Reproduction Programme) to help health care providers give the best quality care to girls and women who have…
Sudan Bans Female Genital Mutilation. Jail Sentence for Offenders
Sudan’s transitional government has decided to criminalize female genital mutilation / cutting (FGM/C) with a three-year jail sentence for offenders. As the United Nations Childen’s Fund (UNICEF) has welcomed the…
Female Genital Mutilation Costs $1.4 Billion Annually: WHO
Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) poses serious risks to the health and well-being of women and girls, while it also exacts a crippling economic toll, according to the World Health Organization…
Female Genital Mutilation Is a Violation of Human Rights
Speaking a day ahead of the International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), the United Nations youth envoy underscored that the ghastly practice is a violation of…
How to End Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) by 2030
The Sustainable Development Goals adopted by the UN General Assembly in September 2015 include a target calling for the elimination of all harmful practices such as female genital mutilation (FGM)…
Do You Oppose Female Genital Mutilation?
Approximately two-thirds of men, women, boys and girls in countries where female genital mutilation (FGM) is common say they want the practice to end – according to UNICEF data. In…