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

“Access to accurate, up-to-date data is crucial for understanding the full scale of FGM/C and for developing and assessing laws and policies that ensure no one is left behind,” said Tania ...

A new report has compiled evidence of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) in 94 countries, revealing that this harmful practice exists in more communities than previously recognized.

Our second report (coming soon) systemically reviews available data from which FGM prevalence levels might be established. Despite serious inadequacies in the data available, there is sufficient ...

The Migori chief officer stood firm against FGM and went on to be the hope for many girls in the county still facing the same challenged she fought against.

A man who was jailed for conspiring to commit female genital mutilation (FGM) in a "landmark case" has had his sentence increased. Emad Kaky, 48, was jailed for four and a half years in October ...

In Guinea, our data show 97% of women and girls have undergone FGM/C, while in Mali the figure stands at 83%, and in Sierra Leone, 90%. The high prevalence rates in Egypt, with 87% of women and ...