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. 

Novo Nordisk Foundation joins global efforts to eliminate female genital mutilation

NEW YORK, 18 DECEMBER 2024 – The UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Programme on the Elimination of Female Genital Mutilation is pleased to announce a significant new partnership with Denmark’s Novo Nordisk Foundation. This collaboration establishes the foundation as the first philanthropic organization from the private sector to contribute to the joint programme's efforts.