In 2015, The Gambia 🇬🇲 banned #FemaleGenitalMutilation ❌. The UNFPA's exec.director Dr. Natalia Kanem /she/her/ella/ says legalising FGM again in 🇬🇲 would deprive women & girls of their rights and jeopardise legal protections against harmful practices against them. UNFPA-UNICEF JP to End Female Genital Mutilation
unfpa.org/press/statemen…

International Day of the Midwife is coming🎉

To every midwife, 🙏for being the backbone of maternal and newborn healthcare 🧡

#IDM2024

'I spent 3 days at the hospital waiting for a doctor to examine me. I required medication to delay labor.' Itir, a displaced woman from Khartoum.

The impact of war has severely strained Sudan's healthcare system, leaving women with nowhere to turn for assistance.

#ForSudan

#FridayMotivation 💜

Young voices lead the movement to end #FGM ✊

Meet Samira, a young changemaker from #Djibouti breaking barriers to end harmful practices in her community.

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djibouti.unfpa.org/en/news/meet-s…

#EndFGM #Youth4Change UNFPA Arab States @UNFPA UNFPA_Djibouti #Youth2030

Indeed Dr Matshidiso Moeti FGM medicalization doesn’t make it right. It is a harmful practice that must stop #EndFGM #EndFGM 220

Again📣

📌FGM is NOT a religious practice
📌Culture does change
📌Traditions can be challenged

Let’s #EndFGM

“Female genital mutilation [FGM] is a human rights violation.”

Dr. Natalia Kanem /she/her/ella/ has expressed her alarm at efforts to repeal the ban on FGM in the #Gambia , and similar efforts in other countries.

See why this would be devastating for women and girls: unf.pa/rfg

#EndFGM

‼️ Every 👧 deserves dignity and freedom from harm!

#EndFGM

#FGM was wrongly labeled as religious.

Hademine Ely's research proved it's merely harmful tradition. His work with imams in #Mauritania highlights the power of knowledge in driving change 📖💡

Tradition can be challenged for the safety of girls 💪

UNFPA MAURITANIA UNFPA

🚨'Turning back the clock on #FGM in #TheGambia would deprive women and girls of their rights.'

UNFPA warns against repealing protections - it's an unprecedented step backwards.

⏩ unfpa.org/press/statemen…

#HumanRights #endFGM UNFPATheGambia UNFPA_WCARO UNFPA_ESARO

UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem /she/her/ella/ warns that legalizing 'FGM in The Gambia would deprive women and girls of their rights and be an unprecedented step backwards'

Read her full statement ⤵️
unf.pa/4aZIUKt

#EndFGM220

230 MILLION+ girls & women have endured #FGM 🌍 This is NOT okay🙅‍♀️

UNFPA ED Dr. Natalia Kanem /she/her/ella/ stands firm against repeal efforts in #TheGambia 'Let us not rest until every woman and girl has the right to live a healthy, empowered, and full life'

unfpa.org/press/statemen…
Rose Sarr

>144million are FGM survivors in Africa. AU is taking the lead in continental effort to realize SDG 5.3 UNFPA-UNICEF JP to End Female Genital Mutilation is proud to be part of this!

We gathered for the development of the roadmap for the implementation of the Declaration of the 2nd International Conference on FGM. #endfgm UNFPA-UNICEF JP to End Female Genital Mutilation Wisal Ahmed Dr. Natalia Kanem /she/her/ella/ Diene Keita Julia Bunting (she/her)

Proud of our team and our shared dream of a future world of zeros.

This past year, UNFPA´s work has continued to transform lives and lay out the foundation for a more just, inclusive, and sustainable society.

Read our year in review ow.ly/QShy50QzhBx

Eid Mubarak!
May your home and heart be filled with the joyful spirit of Eid.

🤔 Ever wondered what female genital mutilation ( #FGM ) is?

It involves altering or injuring the female genitalia for non-medical reasons.

It’s a human rights violation.

It can NEVER be safe ❌

Now you know, see how UNFPA is taking action to #EndFGM : unf.pa/fgm

It takes collective efforts to build a coalition to #EndFGM

#GoodFriday

Easter symbolizes new beginnings 🌱.

This weekend, let's envision a future where no girl faces the trauma of #FGM . It's time to break harmful traditions and empower 💪 girls.

#EndFGM #easter2024 #EasterWeekend

Today, we remember 400 years of unimaginable suffering by Africans uprooted from their homeland.

Let us amplify their stories of resistance and resilience, and continue to stand up against the most enduring legacy of transatlantic enslavement – racism.

#RememberSlavery