Patterns of Hope: Inside the movement to end female genital mutilation

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Inside the movement to end female genital mutilation, meet the change-makers weaving new patterns of hope.

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“The new generation is different”: In Djibouti, survivors and allies lobby to end female genital mutilation

Women and girls in the village of Otoy in Djibouti’s Tadjourah region, where a community-led movement has successfully lobbied to abandon female genital mutilation. ©UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Programme on the Elimination of Female Genital Mutilation/AGENCE NEUVIEME

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International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation

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Putting survivors at the forefront of the global movement to end female genital mutilation

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UNFPA and partners provide health and protection services to people displaced by violence in Gedaref State, Sudan. © UNFPA Sudan

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Nadia participates in a sewing course offered through a UNFPA-supported safe space for women and girls in northeast Syria. © UNFPA Syria /Massoud Hasen

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Since the start of 2024, nearly 250,000 people in Yemen have received assistance through a UNFPA-supported hotline and in person at mental health centres. Credit: UNFPA Yemen / Ahmed Al Majidi

06 December 2024

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26 December 2024

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Patterns of Hope: Inside the movement to end female genital mutilation

“The new generation is different”: In Djibouti, survivors and allies lobby to end female genital mutilation

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