Last month, Nigeria hosted the 13th Annual Technical Consultation of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Joint Programme on the Elimination of ...
Share on Pinterest MADRID, SPAIN – 2018/02/03: A woman with a placard that reads “200 million victims” protesting against female genital mutilation. Photo by Marcos del Mazo/LightRocket via Getty ...
Gambia’s parliament has voted to uphold a landmark law that bans female genital mutilation (FGM) in the largely Muslim nation, after religious groups pushed for the legislation to be repealed. If ...
Female genital mutilation is excruciatingly painful and medically unnecessary. UNICEF is working to end this cruel practice. Here's how to help. On Feb. 6, 2023, just months before the outbreak of ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr Ewelina U Ochab is a Forbes contributor, lawyer, and author. February 6 marks the International Day of Zero Tolerance for ...
The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) warned on Friday that global efforts to end female genital mutilation (FGM) are undermined by the cross-border movements of girls to ...