“I refused”: Brave women and girls take a stand against FGM

Latty, 14, was inspired by her mother to call for the elimination of FGM. Luca Zordan for UNFPA

06 February 2018

Press Release

Nearly 70 Million Girls Face Genital Mutilation by 2030- UNFPA Warns

05 February 2018

Statement

A race against trends

06 February 2018

News

A story of violence: 16 objects show the reality of gender-based violence around the world

Tatiana’s family in Ukraine was torn apart by her husband’s abuses. He is gone now, but she and her six children are still trying to rebuild in this small home. “The children – I live for them,” Tatiana said. © UNFPA Ukraine/Maks Levin

22 November 2017

Annual Report

Accelerating Change: By the Numbers

2016 Annual Report of the UNFPA–UNICEF Joint Programme on Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting

Number of pages: 78

Publication date: 26 Jul 2017

Author: UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Programme on Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Publication Date: 2017

News

Men take a stand against gender-based violence in Azerbaijan

An initiative is bringing men together to address gender-based violence and the inequalities that fuel it. © UNFPA Azerbaijan

27 October 2017

News

UN and EU launch global effort to end violence against women

Svitlana Tavantseva (right) counsels survivors of violence in Ukraine. Too often, she says, women are shamed rather than perpetrators. © UNFPA Ukraine/Maks Levin

22 September 2017

News

Escape at dawn: running away from child marriage and FGM in Kenya

Faith (centre) with her friends Sylvia (right) and Vivian, who all ran away from home to avoid female genital mutilation and child marriage. © UNFPA Kenya/Douglas Waudo

06 September 2017

News

For many girls, school holidays means FGM “cutting season”

10 August 2017

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