End female genital mutilation

Female genital mutilation (FGM) affects at least 230 million women and girls globally,  a number that has risen sharply in recent years due to population growth and improved data collection across Asia, the Middle East, and diaspora communities worldwide.

2nd October 2025

5 min read

Medicalisation of female genital mutilation/cutting in South and South East Asia

26th August 2025

5 min read

The state of gender equality in the US: A Universal Periodic Review shadow report

26th August 2025

4 min read

Civil society organisation toolkit: Gender equality & protection gaps in the United States

24th July 2025

4 min read

Opposing the conflation of female genital mutilation and gender-affirming care in the US

9th July 2025

4 min read

The long overdue regional law on female genital mutilation: A welcome initiative in East Africa

12th May 2025

11 min read

Female genital mutilation amongst Sudanese migrants in Greater Cairo: Perceptions and trends

31st March 2025

3 min read

Urgent action needed to eradicate female genital mutilation in Colombia

25th February 2025

10 min read

The time is now: End female genital mutilation/cutting, an urgent need for global response 2025

16th July 2024

4 min read

The Gambia - Submission to the Human Rights Council at the 48th Session of the Universal Periodic Review, July 2024

22nd April 2024

2 min read

Information on Mali for consideration by the Committee on the Rights of the Child at its 96th Session, May 2024

22nd April 2024

2 min read

Information on Egypt for consideration by the Committee on the Rights of the Child at its 96th Session, May 2024

22nd April 2024

2 min read

Information on Singapore for consideration by the Committee for the Elimination of Discrimination against Women at its 88th Session, May 2024

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