UN agencies urge Somalia to pass law prohibiting female genital mutilation practice

Feb 06, 2021

Mogadishu [Somalia], February 6 (ANI/Xinhua): Two UN agencies on Saturday called on the Somali government to commit to ending female genital mutilation (FGM) by...

Gambia parliament votes to reverse its landmark ban on Female Genital Mutilation

Mar 19, 2024

Politicians in the West African nation's parliament voted 42 to four to advance the controversial bill, which would repeal a landmark 2015 ban on...

Indian footballers take stand of zero tolerance for female genital mutilation

Feb 06, 2022

New Delhi [India], February 6 : Indian Footballers took a stand on the International Day for Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, stating that...

UNFPA, WHO condemn medicalisation of female genital mutilation, issue joint statement

Oct 09, 2025

In 2024, over 230 million women and girls globally had undergone FGM, with 80 million of them living in Asia. Alarmingly, around 1 in...

Merck Foundation Our Africa TV Program - Sixth Episode to End Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)

Apr 20, 2023

Accra [Ghana]/ Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 20 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany has launched the Sixth Episode of...

Merck Foundation CEO Advocates for Education to End Female Genital Mutilation in Africa and Beyond

Feb 07, 2022

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India]/ Monrovia [Liberia], February 7 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany marks the International Day of Zero...