FGM/C remains prevalent across Southeast Asia. The region should look to the African Union’s playbook on regional cooperation ...

Olivia Albert, 19, was subjected to female genital (FGM) mutilation when she was 14. She told the UN sexual and reproductive ...

To prevent these forms of violence and better protect girls, education plays a critical role. By supporting countries in the ...

What works to prevent female genital mutilation? UNICEF Innocenti – Global Office of Research and Foresight examines the evidence to identify successful strategies.

With Sudan’s crisis deepening, the issue of FGM cannot be separated from broader concerns about health, rights, and ...

Courts are emerging as a critical frontline in the fight to end female genital mutilation (FGM), a report by Equality Now suggests.According to the report sent to APA on Wednesday Over the past two ...

The Supreme Court is set to decide whether the country's 2015 ban on female genital mutilation (FGM) is constitutional, following attempts by religious leaders and a parliamentarian to overturn it.

Gambia's Supreme Court is considering whether a law protecting women and girls from female genital mutilation (FGM) is constitutional. The practice, common in Gambia, often involves forcibly ...

Campaigners are fighting for labiaplasty to be criminalised in the UK, claiming it is a form of female genital mutilation ...

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

For many women, the decision is less about preserving tradition and more about avoiding stigma, rejection, or social exclusion within their communities ...

With The Gambia overturning its law on female genital mutilation, here are countries where it is still practised. According to The World Health Organisation, in countries that practice it, FGM is ...