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5 ways female genital mutilation undermines the health of women and girls
- 20 May 2019
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Ifrah Ahmed speaks out about FGM
Published on: 20/03/2019
At a UNFPA-supported photo exhibition on the harms of female genital mutilation, advocate Ifrah Ahmed spoke about her own experience and her efforts to end the practice.
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Top 5 things you didn’t know about female genital mutilation
- 05 February 2019
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For girls escaping FGM in rural Tanzania, crowdsourced maps show the way to safety
- 22 October 2018
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Girls are saying no to FGM – and they need political champions
- 09 October 2018
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Resources
Brief on the medicalization of female genital mutilation
Resource date: Jun 2018
Author: UNFPA
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Courageous girls change attitudes about FGM in Ethiopia
- 01 March 2018
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I said no to FGM: Latty
Published on: 06/02/2018
Latty, a 14-year-old girl from Burkina Faso, calls on the international community to work together to end female genital mutilation (FGM). Learn more here.
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Bending the curve: FGM trends we aim to change
Resource date: Feb 2018
Author: UNFPA
If FGM continues to be practised at current levels, 68 million girls will be subjected to FGM by 2030.
New data shows the numbers are larger, and increasing.
Prior estimates did not include data from Indonesia, thereby underestimating the number of girls having FGM each year in high-risk countries. Prior estimates indicated approximately 3.2 million girls have FGM per year.
Why will the number increase? Because of population growth among young girls in 25 countries where FGM is prevalent and relevant data are available.
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