Ugandan Communities Scrutinize a Violent – Sometimes Deadly – Rite of Passage
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Ugandan Communities Scrutinize a Violent – Sometimes Deadly – Rite of Passage
These schoolchildren in the Moroto district, where FGM/C is still prevalent, were shown a video that explains the negative consequences of the practice. In the past, this information was hidden from them
General Assembly Committee Calls for Stronger Global Efforts to End Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting
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General Assembly Committee Calls for Stronger Global Efforts to End Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting
<p>Community discussions focusing on human rights are integral to collective decisions to abandon FGM in Senegal, one of the countries in the Joint Programme. <i>Photo: UNFPA</i> </p>
Using the Opportunity of the General Assembly to Speak Out Against FGM/C
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Using the Opportunity of the General Assembly to Speak Out Against FGM/C
<p>The organizers of the panel, Madame Chantal Boni Yay, First Lady of Benin, and Madame Chantal Campaore, the First Lady of Burkina Faso, are pictured here with UNFPA Executive Director Babatunde Osotimehin.</p>