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“We are making a difference”: Advocating against period poverty and female genital mutilation in The Gambia

Reusable pads shared at St. John's School for the Deaf.  © UNFPA The Gambia
  • 29 May 2023
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Rallying men and boys in the fight against female genital mutilation

Professor Akotionga performed the first operation in Burkina Faso to repair physical damage from female genital mutilation. Since then, he has trained more than 600 midwives, nurses and gynaecologists in the procedure. © UNFPA/Lambert Coleman
  • 06 February 2023
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Female genital mutilation is a practice that involves altering or injuring the female genitalia for non-medical reasons. Internationally recognized as a human rights violation, it is estimated that some 230 million girls and women globally have undergone some form of female genital mutilation. Although the practice is declining in the majority of countries where it is prevalent, most of these countries are also experiencing a high rate of population growth – meaning that the number of girls who undergo female genital mutilation will continue to grow if the practice continues at current levels.

Resources

UNFPA research on FGM highlights increased risk: A call for evidence and action to end female genital mutilation by 2030

Resource date: May 2023

Publisher: UNFPA

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Consultancy -Research consultant for the UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Programme on the Elimination of Female Genital Mutilation, Technical Division

  • Level: Consultant
  • Contract type: Consultancy
  • Closing date: 26 May 2023 11:10 AM (America/New_York)
  • Duty station: Remote

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Countering female genital mutilation in Sudan: “I didn’t know it was possible not to cut my daughter”

Members of a UNFPA-supported community network in Sudan speak to women in about the dangers of female genital mutilation. © UNFPA Sudan
  • 23 March 2023
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Consultancy - 2022 Global Annual Report of the UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Programme on the Elimination of Female Genital Mutilation

  • Level: Consultant
  • Contract type: Consultancy
  • Closing date: 24 Jan 2023 05:00 PM (America/New_York)
  • Duty station: Remote - supporting FGM Joint Programme

News

Girls in Uganda report being lured across the border to undergo female genital mutilation

A delegation of  state ministers and district leaders speak with girls at the Kalas primary school in Amudat. The school is a safe haven for the girls fleeing female genital mutilation, child marriage or both. © UNFPA Uganda/Samuel Okiror
  • 26 October 2022
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UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Evaluation of the UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Programme on Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C): Accelerating Change

 UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Evaluation of the UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Programme on Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C): Accelerating Change

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The joint evaluation assesses the extent to which the UNFPA-UNICEF joint programme has accelerated the abandonment of FGM/C in 15 programme countries (2008-2012). The evaluation provides an opportunity to ensure accountability to donors and other stakeholders, and is also a useful learning exercise. The evaluation assesses the relevance, efficiency, sustainability and the effectiveness of the holistic and multi-sectoral approach adopted by UNFPA and UNICEF in their programme for the acceleration of the abandonment of FGM/C. Furthermore, it also assesses the quality of the coordination mechanisms that have been established at the global level and within countries to maximize the effectiveness of joint programme interventions. Finally, the evaluation provides recommendations for the future direction of the FGM/C policies and programmes and gives UNFPA and UNICEF insights into the successes and challenges in conducting joint programming.

Country Reports

The case studies presented below are independent assessments of the UNFPA-UNICEF joint programme support for the acceleration of the abandonment of the FGM/C in Kenya, Burkina Faso, Senegal and Sudan.

Kenya Country Case Study Report

Burkina Faso Country Case Study Report

Senegal Country Case Study Report

Sudan Country Case Study Report

Country Entry Date in the FGM/C Joint Programme
2008 2009 2011
1. Djibouti 9. Burkina Faso 13. Eritrea
2. Egypt 10. Gambia 14. Mali
3. Ethiopia 11. Uganda 15. Mauritania
4. Guinea 12. Somalia  
5. Guinea Bissau    
6. Kenya    
7. Senegal    
8. Sudan    

 

 

Further reads

Presentation of Main Results of the Joint Evaluation at the International Conference on FGM/C in Rome

Informal Consultation with the Executive Boards of UNICEF and UNFPA

Formal Consultation with UNFPA Executive Board,  Statement of the Director, Evaluation Office

Terms of Reference and Inception Report

 

Additional Resources:

Nikkolas Smith joins forces with the United Nations to help end female genital mutilation

Published on: 26/09/2022

As an Artivist, Nikkolas Smith's mission is to inspire people to take action and make a positive change in the world.

His latest artwork is part of an exhibition presented and organized by the UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Programme on the Elimination of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM).

The exhibition highlighted the importance of engaging men and boys in eliminating female genital mutilation.

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