A study finds female genital mutilation or cutting is a leading cause of death: a young woman or girl dies every 12 minutes.

Female genital mutilation is excruciatingly painful and medically unnecessary. UNICEF is working to end this cruel practice.

The international community marked yet another Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), on February 6. ...

Why is female genital mutilation (FGM) harmful? Learn about its impact on health, rights, and why it must be eradicated.

Some 230 million girls in more than 90 countries – predominantly in Africa and Asia – have undergone female genital ...

On this International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), we stand united with purpose and urgency to accelerate efforts, forge ...

As part of broader efforts to combat all forms of violence against women and girls, the European Union (EU) is committed to working collectively to eradicate female genital mutilation (FGM) and to ...

Despite global efforts to eradicate Female Genital Mutilation, it continues to thrive, particularly in Africa, Asia, and the ...

Ahmed. UNFPA and its international partners have worked to put a definitive end to FGM and although these efforts have contributed to a steady decline in the rates at which the procedure is performed ...

The wife of the Kwara Governor, Prof. Olufolake AbdulRazaq, has described Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) as a human rights violation that must be stopped. AbdulRazaq stated this while in Ilorin ...