A violation of the rights of girls and women, female genital mutilation is a cruel and unnecessary practice. UNICEF and the United Nations Population Fund run the largest global program to eliminate ...

Updated guidelines in Italy call for active screening and multidisciplinary care for women with female genital mutilation because migration reshapes obstetric and gynecologic practices.

This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on 6 February 2015. The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) joins the UN and members of civil society in calling for an end to Female Genital ...

EMBU COUNTY, KENYA: The Embu County Government has kicked off quarterly awareness campaigns meant to eliminate Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). The county will start programmes in schools where ...

“I was thrown a big party before my cutting. I had my hair done and I was even given presents,” recalled Hoda Ali, a survivor of female genital mutilation (FGM), who went on to cofound The Vavengers, ...

Social workers and health professionals are working together in Bristol to convince communities that female genital mutilation is abuse, reports Louise Hunt Project name: Female Genital Mutilation ...

Anti-FGM charity 28 Too Many is hoping to boost awareness across the UK about female genital mutilation (FGM) and remind people that practice is not just happening in Africa and the Middle East.

The Home Office has launched a new drive to tackle the “hidden crime” of female genital mutilation. Materials highlighting the potential consequences of the practice will be distributed into ...

The International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) has been observed on 6 February each year since its establishment by the United Nations General Assembly in 2012. The Day is ...

LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A growing trend for midwives and nurses to carry out female genital mutilation (FGM) is undermining global efforts to eradicate the internationally condemned ...

TEENAGER Nia Fekri hopes her efforts and those of fellow students will help spread awareness about female genital mutilation (FGM). The A-Level student at Cheney School in Headington is among a ...