Updated guidelines in Italy call for active screening and multidisciplinary care for women with female genital mutilation ...

Kakenya Ntaiya is the Founder and President of Kakenya’s Dream, a nonprofit that provides life-changing education, health, and leadership initiatives to empower girls, end harmful traditional ...

The number of women and girls at risk of FGM is rising in the U.S. — -- When “Sarah” first told her story, she did not want to show her face or give her real name. The American-born woman ...

Siminesh Comollo was 9 years old when she was “cut.” As a child growing up in Ethiopia, female genital mutilation or cutting was accepted as a cultural norm. Comollo had no idea the practice extended ...

A violation of the rights of girls and women, female genital mutilation is a cruel and unnecessary practice. UNICEF and the United Nations Population Fund run the largest global program to eliminate ...

In 2020, the United Nations estimated that more than 200 million girls worldwide had undergone female genital mutilation (FGM). This figure reflects only documented cases, and the actual prevalence is ...

I went through female genital mutilation—FGM—when I was one week old, so I don't remember the experience itself. But I had the most severe form: Excision, which is the removal of parts of the clitoris ...

Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is a leading cause of death in the countries where it is practised, with over 44,000 additional women and young girls dying each year, a new study reveals. FGM accounts ...

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 ...