For Fatou Baldeh, the past year was critical in the fight to end female genital mutilation. A survivor and the founder of the ...

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

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

Female genital mutilation is a reality in Europe, with over 600,000 girls and women having been subjected to it. View on ...

A former PhD student who became the first person to be convicted of conspiracy to commit female genital mutilation (FGM) has had his 'unduly lenient' sentence increased. Emad Kady, a former PhD ...

It's a taboo topic and an age-old practice across several countries and religious traditions in Africa, the Middle East and ...

Optimism is growing that a new Bill in Connecticut will lead to the introduction of a statewide ban against female genital mutilation/ cutting (FGM/C). Thousands of women and girls across the state ...

Former Miss South Africa Shudufhadzo Musida who has been appointed the UNPF's Global Champion for Women and Girls has vowed ...

The leading Baloch human rights body, Baloch Yakjehti Committee highlighted on Wednesday the rise in the cases of ...

Joint statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr Natalia Kanem, UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell and WHO ...