Female Circumcision
Female genital mutilation (FGM), also known as female genital cutting and female circumcision, is the ritual cutting or removal of some or all of the external female genitalia. The practice is found in Africa, Asia and the Middle East, and within communities from countries in which FGM is common. UNICEF estimated in 2016 that 200 million women living today in 30 countries—27 African countries, Indonesia, Iraqi Kurdistan and Yemen—have undergone the procedures.Typically carried out by a traditional circumciser using a blade, FGM is conducted from days after birth to puberty and beyond. In half of the countries for which national …
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World Bank Group · 22 November 2023 English
also known as female genital cutting, and female circumcision, is the ritual cutting or removal of some …
World Bank Group · 22 October 2023 English
Kenya has hosted refugees since its independence in 1963, although refugee policy has shifted from an integration approach towards an encampment model. The flow of asylum seekers into Kenya gained …
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UNICEF: United Nations Children's Fund · 11 October 2023 English
Eliminating Female Genital Mutilation in the Context of the Polycrisis
World Bank Group · 11 October 2023 English
Kenya has hosted refugees since its independence in 1963, although refugee policy has shifted from an integration approach towards an encampment model. The flow of asylum seekers into Kenya gained …
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CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation · 29 September 2023 English
Often mobilising for the first time, They are shaking the system, and the guardians of the system young activists have reinvigorated older social movements – state and non-state forces alike …
government. practices such as child marriage and female circumcision through radio broadcasts. EDUCATION AS REVOLUTION …
MRG: Minority Rights Group International · 26 September 2023
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UNODC: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime · 11 August 2023 English
Guidance Note for Evaluators: Gender-responsive evaluations in the work of UNODC Independent Evaluation Section GUIDANCE NOTE FOR EVALUATORS GENDER-RESPONSIVE EVALUATIONS IN THE WORK OF UNODC UNITED NATIONS OFFICE ON DRUGS …
to women, such as rape, sexual assault, female circumcision or dowry burning; violence against women …
OSCE: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe · 10 July 2023 English
It therefore explains the specific and individual needs and risks of adults and children who are victims of trafficking, centering all communications and actions on the protection of victims and …
of FGM, which may also be referred to as ‘female circumcision’ or ‘cutting’. The term refers to the practice … (1990), CEDAW General Recommendation No. 14: Female Circumcision, A/45/38. Ibid. (2010), Resolution 54/7 on …
UNICEF: United Nations Children's Fund · 1 July 2023 English
UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Programme on the Elimination of Female Genital Mutilation: Delivering the Global Promise
CHR: Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria · 28 June 2023 English
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