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

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

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

I still see the knife, and the lady who held me down,” said Hawa’a Mohamed Kamil, a peer educator in Djibouti, who was ...

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

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

A non-governmental organisation, Alwadata Lifeline Initiative, has described as obnoxious the age-long traditional practice ...

Female Genital Mutilation causes about 44,000 deaths each year in more than a dozen countries. This is the grim revelation ...

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