FGM Archives - UN Dispatch

Can These Three African First Ladies Can End Female Genital Mutilation?

This week, three African first ladies spoke out against female genital mutilation (FGM). Niger’s first lady, Lalla Malika, Claudine Talon, the first lady of Benin, and Sika Kabore, first lady of Burkina Faso called attention to the cruel persistence of...

Episode 69: Kakenya Ntaiya

When Kakenya Ntaiya was a teenager in her small Kenyan village, she made a deal with her father. She would undergo a public circumcision ceremony if he let her stay in school. 25 years later, Ntaiya holds advanced degrees from universities...

Map of the Day: The Countries Where Female Genital Mutilation is Still Rampant

UNICEF released a major report today on Female Genital Mutilation, the atavistic and brutal practice that is far too prevalent in much of the developing world. The report, Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting: A statistical overview and exploration of the dynamics of change...

Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation

Today, February 6 marks the 10th annual Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation. It's an awful thing to have to commemorate.

Can These Three African First Ladies Can End Female Genital Mutilation?

Episode 69: Kakenya Ntaiya

Map of the Day: The Countries Where Female Genital Mutilation is Still Rampant

Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation

UNAIDS and the Millennium Villages

Embedded With Afghan Civil Society – Part 5 – Bathing in Yakawlang

Embedded With Afghan Civil Society – Part 6 – The Legacy of War Crimes

The Obama Agenda at the United Nations