Italy’s approach to gender equality cuts across the strategic priorities that organize its pursuit of Agenda 2030. Italy’s development cooperation on gender equality focuses on issues including harmful practices like FGM.

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UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Programme on Female Genital Mutilation

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An adolescent girl holds her newborn daughter in a bloodied blanket. There is an IV line in the girl’s wrist.

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Female genital mutilation in infancy still common, Gambian mothers say
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Publications

2024 Annual Report of FGM Joint Programme - Accelerating Action: Strengthening alliances and addressing pushback against ending female genital mutilation

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