At a Glance – Joint Programme on the Elimination of Female Genital Mutilation

UNFPA, in partnership with UNICEF, leads the largest global programme to accelerate the elimination of female genital mutilation in 18 countries in Africa and Asia.

From tradition to transformation: Ending female genital mutilation in Guinea-Bissau

Phase IV Programme Document (2022-2030) for the UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Programme on the Elimination of Female Genital Mutilation: Delivering the Global Promise

This document is a summarized version of the Phase IV Programme Document (2022-2030) for the UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Programme on the Elimination of Female Genital Mutilation: Delivering the Global Promise.

UNFPA Statement: Don't Let the Lights Go Out on Women and Girls in Neglected Crises

In a world marked by protracted conflicts and accelerating climate change, humanitarian needs have soared in recent years, yet, the funding to match them has not. Now the humanitarian sector is grappling with…

“The new generation is different”: In Djibouti, survivors and allies lobby to end female genital mutilation

DJIBOUTI/TADJOURAH REGIONS, Djibouti – “I still see the knife, and the lady who held me down,” said Hawa’a Mohamed Kamil. Now 30, she was subjected to female genital mutilation at just six years old – an experience that left not only physical but also psychological scars.