Publications

Manual on Social Norms and Change (2016)

<p>This manual is meant for training programme managers to promote the abandonment of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C). It has been designed under a joint programme of the United Nations Population Fund and the United Nations Children’s Fund. The Joint Programme applies an innovative approach to FGM/C abandonment, using a social norms perspective to guide the selection of an appropriate mix of strategies and activities most conducive to self-sustained social change.</p>

Publications

Demographic Perspectives on Female Genital Mutilation

<p>Female genital mutilation (FGM) is the practice of partially or totally removing the external genital organs for non-medical reasons. It violates the human rights of girls and women, and causes serious and, in some cases, life-threatening health complications.</p>

Publications

Implementation of the International and Regional Human Rights Framework for the Elimination of Female Genital Mutilation

<p>A human rights approach to FGM places the practice within a broader social justice agenda — one that emphasizes the responsibilities of governments to ensure realization of the full spectrum of women’s and girls’ rights. </p>

News story

Girls are saying no to FGM – and they need political champions

Unless change comes faster, by 2030 another 68 million girls will undergo female genital mutilation.

Publications

2017 Annual Report of FGM Joint Programme: Performance Analysis for Phase II

<p>This companion booklet to <em>How to Transform a Social Norm</em> showcases key results achieved by the UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Programme on Female Genital Mutilation during 2014-2017.</p>