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Uganda: In Uganda, Award-Winning App Developers Are Helping to End FGM
Spotlight Initiative, 27 March 2022
What if girls and women who are at risk of or have survived female genital mutilation (FGM) could receive the right services and support right when they need them? This challenge… Read more »
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Uganda: Death of a Friend's Sister After Female Genital Mutilation Inspires Award-Winning App
UNFPA, 12 January 2022
What if girls and women who are at risk of or have survived female genital mutilation (FGM) could receive the right services and support right when they need them? This challenge… Read more »
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Nigeria: Female Genital Mutilation On the Rise in Nigeria, Unicef Warns
This Day, 7 February 2022
The United Nation Children's Fund (UNICEF) yesterday warned that female genital mutilation (FGM), otherwise called female circumcision, was on the rise in Nigeria especially among… Read more »
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Nigeria: Nigeria Joins Global Call for Eradication of Female Genital Mutilation
Premium Times, 6 February 2022
The International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is a UN-organised event for advocacy towards eradicating the menace. Read more »
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Somalia: Daughters of Somalia, a Continuous Pledge to End Female Genital Mutilation
UN News, 4 February 2022
In Somalia, over 90 per cent or more of girls and women, have been subjected to female genital mutilation, or FGM. Despite the practice having devastating health ramifications for… Read more »
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Africa: Covid-19 Pandemic Threatens Push to End Female Genital Mutilation - UNICEF
UN News, 3 February 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic could reverse decades of global progress in stamping out female genital mutilation (FGM), UN agencies warn ahead of the International Day to eliminate the… Read more »