The National Orientation Agency (NOA), in conjunction with UNICEF, have added impetus to the fight against Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in Imo State. The Imo State director, NOA, Mrs ...

Speaking to LEADERSHIP about the effort being made to ensure the total elimination of the practice in Afikpo, Hon Ikoro maintained that UNICEF’s campaign against FGM/C and the wife of the state ...

Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) remains a significant issue in The Gambia, where, according to UNICEF, approximately 76 ...

A technical team from the United Nations’ headquarters and the regional office for the Middle East and North Africa of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) commended ...

ENDING FGM/C REQUIRES BETTER DATA AND MORE FUNDING In 2020, UNICEF estimated at least 200 million women and girls had undergone FGM/C in 31 countries. In 2024, UNICEF updated the figure to over ...

Ending FGM/C requires better data and more funding In 2020, UNICEF estimated at least 200 million women and girls had undergone FGM/C in 31 countries. In 2024, UNICEF updated the figure to over 230 ...

GENEVA, Feb. 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- A new report has collated evidence of female genital mutilation/ cutting ... regions and communities." While UNICEF's 230 million figure is the first ...

This came during the delegation's visit to the NCW by the UN teams to get first hand information about the Council's efforts in the FGM file, within the framework of the UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Program on ...

In 2020, the UN Children’s Fund (Unicef) estimated that 200 million women and girls had undergone female genital mutilation/cutting in 31 countries. In 2024, the figure was updated to over 230 ...

Practice of Female Genital Mutilation/ Cutting (FGM/C) has reduced by over 80% in Izzi Local Government Area of Ebonyi State but for those who have adopted other methods. Chief Mobilization Officer ...

A cultural analyst, Professor Anthony Ugwu, has stated that the age-long practice of female Genital Mutilationb(FGM) has ...