Female genital mutilation (FGM) affects almost all dimensions of the health of women and girls, according to a new study published today from the World Health Organization (WHO) together with the ...

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Jaha Dukureh, the founder of Safe Hands for Girls, a Gambian group that aims to end female genital mutilation. Lawmakers there advanced a bill that would end its FGM ban.

Tuesday, 6 February, 2024 was this year’s International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). In commemoration of the day, the Director-General of the World Health Organization ...

Protesters hold placards outside the National Assembly in Banjul on March 18, 2024, during the debate between lawmakers on a highly controversial bill seeking to lift the ban on FGM. Gambian lawmakers ...

At a market in Conakry, the capital of Guinea, a community theater group uses performance to help raise awareness about female genital mutilation (FGM). A day to join a global movement to protect ...

Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) remains a significant issue in The Gambia, where, according to UNICEF, approximately 76 percent of women and girls aged 15–49 have undergone the practice. FGM refers to ...

As more and more countries outlaw the practice of female genital mutilation (FGM), The Gambia could become the first country in the world to overturn such a ban. The country's National Assembly ...

Female genital mutilation or cutting (FGM/C) is a deeply entrenched cultural practice that affects around 200 million women and girls. It’s practised in at least 25 African countries, as well as parts ...

The Centre for Health, Ethics, Law and Development (CHELD) has expressed concern and explicit condemnation of a recent public ...

The Parliament of Gambia voted Monday to maintain a 2015 ban on female genital mutilation (FGM) by rejecting a controversial bill which sought to reverse the prohibition and legalize the practice of ...