The day I became a woman

Published on: 06/02/2017

For millions of women around the world, the transition to womanhood is not marked by independence, a job or graduation from school, but rather by female genital mutilation.

Statement

Empowering women and girls requires renewed efforts to end violence and harmful practices

21 November 2016

This is 2016 and yet one in three women worldwide still experiences or has experienced some form of physical or sexual violence, usually perpetrated by someone she knows. Moreover, millions of women and girls have been subjected to other forms of violence and harmful practices, such as female genital mutilation, which affect an estimated 200 million women and girls, or child marriage, with one in three girls in developing countries being married off before the age of 18.

Resources

Manual on social norms & change - presentations

Resource date: 2016

Author: UNFPA, UNICEF

Resources

Manual on social norms & change - readings

Resource date: 2016

Author: UNFPA, UNICEF

Publication

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

Number of pages: 88

Publication date: 01 Nov 2014

Author: UNFPA

Publisher: UNFPA

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News

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

“The solutions are there. The girls are there. They are working,” said anti-FGM advocate Aissata Camara (right), calling for political support to accelerate the elimination of the practice. © UNFPA/Usenabasi Esiet
  • 09 October 2018
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Publication

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

Number of pages: 110

Publication date: 06 Sep 2018

Author: UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Programme on Female Genital Mutilation

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News

Courageous girls change attitudes about FGM in Ethiopia

Uncut girls club members come together to change attitudes about FGM in the community. © UNFPA Ethiopia/Meron Negash
  • 01 March 2018
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I said no to FGM: Latty

Published on: 06/02/2018

Latty, a 14-year-old girl from Burkina Faso, calls on the international community to work together to end female genital mutilation (FGM). Learn more here

J'ai dit non à l'excision : Latty

Published on: 05/02/2018

Les mutilations génitales féminines (MGF) sont pratiquées dans le monde entier, malgré le risque d'hémorragie, d'infection et même de décès. À l'occasion de la Journée internationale de tolérance zéro pour les mutilations génitales féminines, les filles du monde entier luttent contre les MGF

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