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

(Thomson Reuters Foundation) - As the world marks International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) on Saturday, women's rights groups are warning that more girls in Africa are ...

The women know that mutilating young girls by removing their clitoris and inner labia -- framed as a rite of passage -- is ...

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 ...

Community elders and religious leaders from across the country on Friday made a commitment to end Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in Kenya by 2022. The leaders made the commitment at State House, ...

In 1970, when Waris Dirie was a 5-year-old in Somalia, her mother held her down on a rock. She gave her a piece of root from an old tree. "Bite on this," she said. Her mother leaned over and whispered ...

In Nigeria, 20 million girls and women have undergone Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). According to the World Health Organization (WHO), “female genital mutilation (FGM) involves the partial or total ...

The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to ending Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) amidst staggering statistics revealing the widespread prevalence of the practice. Speaking at an event ...

KISIMA VILLAGE, Kenya, March 5 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Tribal leaders in northern Kenya pledged on Friday to end female genital mutilation (FGM) and child marriage in their communities, a step ...

Two million more girls worldwide are expected to undergo female genital mutilation over the next decade as the pandemic hits global efforts to end the practice Feb 6 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - As ...