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‘She had a syringe, razor blade, and bandages’: Surviving genital mutilation

Some 230 million girls in more than 90 countries – predominantly in Africa and Asia – have undergone female genital mutilation (FGM) and can...

‘Step Up the Pace’ and end female genital mutilation, UN says

As the world marks the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation on Thursday, the United Nations is warning that without urgent action,...

‘The new generation is different’: In Djibouti, activists lobby to end female genital mutilation

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

World News in Brief: WHO chief asks US to reconsider withdrawal, gender parity remains distant goal, call for rethink on Nordic alcohol law change

The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday he would “welcome constructive dialogue” with the United States Government over the decision...

US: UN rights expert welcomes court ruling reaffirming sex-based protections in education

The UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls has welcomed a ruling by a federal district court in the United States that...

‘Absolutely the wrong path,’ Türk warns against Afghanistan’s ban on women in NGOs

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has expressed deep alarm over Afghanistan’s recent decision to revoke the licenses of non-governmental organizations...

Iran: UN experts call for strict new hijab law to be repealed

Iranian women and girls now face prison terms of up to 15 years and possible death sentences for failing to wear a hijab, through...

Birth registration increases, but 150 million children still ‘invisible’

A new report from the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reveals significant progress in ending the problem of the “invisible” millions of babies each year...

Afghanistan: UN condemns Taliban ban on women attending medical classes

The UN human rights office, OHCHR, has condemned a new ban imposed by the Taliban in Afghanistan preventing women and girls from attending private...

Mexico: Boom in organized crime making femicide invisible, local activist says

With more than 2,526 women murdered in the past three decades – from 1993 through 2023 – and hundreds disappeared, Ciudad Juárez remains Mexico’s...

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