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It's here! 🎉 The 2024 Annual Report from the @UNFPA @UNICEF @GPtoEndFGM #EndFGM is now LIVE. Discover the progress, challenges, and stories from the front lines of the global movement to protect girls and empower communities. Read the full report:unfpa.org/FGM2024AR

Peer pressure, coercion, social influence are among what influences young girls to undergo #FGM . By addressing these factors through debunking and demystifying the myths that holds them together we get closer to #endingFGM @frontlineendfgm

🚨 Nearly 1 in 2 girls (0–14) in The #Gambia have faced FGM/C Change starts by educating girls & giving them safe spaces to speak & grow. Knowledge is power & when adolescent girls are informed and supported, cycles of harm can be broken @WomenInLiberat1 is doing exactly that

The Anti-FGM Board joins CSOs in Narok County for the launch of a unified plan to end FGM. “One Strategy. One Movement. One Voice.” Together, we stand to end FGM & GBV. The CSO Network unveils its strategic plan tomorrow. #EndFGM #OneVoiceToEndFGM #StopGBV

The proposed East African Community (EAC) Elimination of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) Bill 2025 addresses the urgent need for a unified regional legal framework to effectively combat FGM, especially cross-border practices that persist due to legal loopholes and inconsistent…

🤝 Parents unite to end FGM in Wajir County, Kenya In the village of Gotrahman, Wajir County, #FrontlineEndingFGM and @WOWN_Kenya broke the silence on FGM. 💡 70% of participants initially admitted they were planning on cutting their daughters this summer 👏 After being told…

FGM is a human rights violation that harms the dignity & futures of women and girls. We must accelerate efforts to end it by empowering survivors, supporting communities, and enforcing stronger laws. Together with @UNFPA, let’s ensure every girl is safe, protected & free. #EndFGM

🧠 Unlearning. 💬 Listening. 💜 Protecting. In The Gambia 🇬🇲, a new generation of fathers is breaking the silence — and the cycle — of toxic masculinity and harmful traditions like #FGM . 🎥 Their voices matter. Their actions inspire. 🔗 Full story: unf.pa/40y2ta3

📢 Thrilled to be part of the network, participate and witness together with 🇰🇪 CSOs this auspicious launch of the @CSONetworkKenya happening in @NarokCountyGvt under theme “One Strategy, One Movement, One Voice: Launching the CSOs' Unified Plan to End FGM in Kenya,” #EndFGM

"One main challenge in fighting FGM is cross-border circumvention. When laws are enforced in one country, perpetrators exploit weak border controls to undergo the cut in neighboring countries where enforcement may be weaker. The East African Community bill to end FGM provides a…

Community ownership and leadership is an effective approach to #EndFGM. Well done to 🇪🇷!

👏 A powerful milestone from #Eritrea 🇪🇷 ! Congratulations to the people of Nakfa sub-zone for this bold and commendable step in declaring the area free of #FGM Let this inspire more regions to follow. 💜 #EndFGM @UnfpaEritrea @uniceferitrea @UNFPA_ESARO @UNICEFAfrica

Nakfa Sub-Zone Declares Free of FGM As a result of a rigorous awareness campaign to eradicate harmful practices, Nakfa sub-zone has officially declared itself free of female genital mutilation (FGM). At the declaration event, Mr. Yakob Idris, administrator of the sub-zone,…

🎙️“𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘂𝘀.” From the heart of #Egypt 🇪🇬, meet the voices driving bold action to end #FGM #WATCH how local leadership, youth, &health workers are making a difference. #endFGM @UNFPA @UNICEF @UnfpaEgypt @UNICEF_Egypt @UNFPA_Arabic @UNICEFmena

NOUVEAU RAPPORT DISPONIBLE Découvrez notre rapport spécial, un document important pour comprendre les défis, les progrès réalisés et les actions à venir. 📥 Téléchargez le rapport ici bit.ly/3GxvYC9 #EndFGM #Unite2EndFGM #onglegrin @AmbCanCI @AndersonBlanc2 @ChrisGour

Summer holidays can bring heightened risks of #GBV, including child & forced marriage & #FGM. This season, we’re creating #SafeSpaces to uplift & protect #AdolescentGirls through empowerment and support.

This week on #FamilyMatters with Ibukunoluwa Olagunju @realomajuwa we will be unpacking Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) Join the enlightening conversation Today (Sunday) by 5pm and share withthose this will help 💕 #EndFGM #gbv #genderbasedviolence #humanrightsviolation #nepo

With support from @UNFPASomalia, we held a 1-day workshop in #Galmudug for Traditional Birth Attendants( TBAs) & health professionals, focusing on the impact of FGM, the law’s provisions including the ban on medicalization & strengthening support for implementation of the #FGMACT

Informing and empowering school girls across West Pokot ✊ FrontlineEndingFGM and @irep_foundation are travelling across West Pokot to remote schools, reaching young girls, some being survivors, and boys with life‑changing conversations about FGM. We are: ✅ Breaking the…

Together with @GPtoEndFGM and @EqualityNow_AF , we hosted a critical webinar on Strategies to Address Pushbacks in the movement to end FGM From funding crises to anti-rights narratives, and the urgent need to invest in women watch the full conversation youtu.be/k1aJN4Upw3w

📢 We are #HiringNow ! Join our team as a UNV Social Media & Content Creation Associate, based in Nairobi. Help us amplify voices in the movement to end #FGM. 🗓️ Deadline: 20 July 🔗 Apply now: unf.pa/4lRcZlz #Jobs #Vacancy #Opportunity