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Top 5 things you didn’t know about female genital mutilation

05 February 2019
Asha lays out the tools she uses to perform female genital mutilation in Somalia. © UNFPA/Georgina Goodwin
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Publications

2014 Annual Report of FGM Joint Programme: Voices of Change

Number of pages: 68

Publication date: 05 August 2015

Author: UNFPA and UNICEF

Publisher: UNFPA and UNICEF

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Abandoning FGM: Amina and Desta’s story

March 19, 2015

Learn about female genital mutilation from the sisters Amina and Desta. UNFPA and UNICEF lead the Joint Programme on Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting, the largest global programme to accelerate the abandonment of female genital mutilation.

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Taking Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Out of the Cultural Mosaic of Kenya

22 April 2010
The rate of FGM/C is declining in Theraka villages where Ntano Na Mugambo or circumcision with words, is substituting for a cut.
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Ugandan Communities Scrutinize a Violent – Sometimes Deadly – Rite of Passage

01 February 2013
These schoolchildren in the Moroto district, where FGM/C is still prevalent, were shown a video that explains the negative consequences of the practice. In the past, this information was hidden from them
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Avoiding and Mitigating the Health Consequences of FGM/C in Ethiopia

18 June 2013
<p>Sadiya (right) at the hospital with her mother.&nbsp; <i>Photo &copy; UNFPA Ethiopia/Abraham Gelaw</i> </p>
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Abandoning Female Genital Cutting/Mutilation in the Afar Region of Ethiopia

08 April 2010
A former circumciser teaching community members on harms of FGM/C. Photo: Abraham Gelaw
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In Sudan, male partners critical in fight against FGM

02 September 2014
FGM is not just a women's issue; men also have a role to play. A UNFPA-supported Y-Peer group in East Sudan advocates ending the practice. Photo credit: UNFPA Sudan
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From promise to action: Ending preventable maternal deaths in Kenya

29 August 2014
Women await post-natal care at the Kakuma Refugee Camp in Turkana, one of the 15 counties where maternal death rates are highest. <i>Photo credit: UNFPA Kenya
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“I will keep very strong”: An Ethiopian girl fights to delay marriage

05 June 2014
Kadiga Mohammed fought her parents' decision to have her marry an older cousin at age 16. Photo credit: Abraham Gelaw
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