2019228· Female genital mutilation or cutting (FGM/C) is a form of violence against women and girls that is widely performed in about 30 countries in Africa, Middle East and Asia. …
2024226· By Paleki Ayang, Gender Advisor for the Middle East and North Africa, Equality Now . South Sudan, February 26, 2024: Female genital mutilation (FGM) stands as one of the …
South Kordofan (FGM prevalence 88.8%) – the first Sudanese state to adopt legislation. The Prevention of Female Genital Mutilation Act (2008)6 places responsibility on parents and …
Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) is a wide spread harmful practice in many African countries, including the Sudan. Experience over the past two to three decades has shown that …
November 2019 Sudan was the largest African country until South Sudan gained independence in July 2011. The country is divided into 18 states grouped into five provinces. There are 19 …
28· The World Health Organisation (WHO) defines female genital mutilation or cutting (FGM/C) as a violation of human rights and includes all procedures that involve partial or total …
about the high prevalence rates of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) after decades of efforts to eradicate the practice. Criminalization of FGM emerged onto the political agenda in 2008 as …
Although Sudan has one of the highest prevalence of female genital mutilation or cutting (FGM/C), there have been shifts in e practice. NB, HS, GR and SE conceptualized the original study. …
2020713· Understanding the forces underpinning female genital mutilation/ cutting (FGM/C) is a necessary first step to prevent the continuation of a practice that is associated with health complications
28· In Sudan, almost 9 in every 10 women have been subjected to female genital mutilation, despite a law that criminalizes the practice in existence since July 2020. If nothing …
BACKGROUND: Female genital mutilation or female circumcision (FGM) is a serious health problem in Sudan. procedure is harmful to women and causes many complications during …
Sudan has about 87% of females aged 15–49 years living with female genital mutilation (FGM), mostly performed by midwives (64%). In 2016, the Federal Ministry of Health (FMoH) adopted …
This Country Profile on FGM in Sudan mostly uses dat a taken from the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey of 2014 ( MICS 2014 )8 and the Sudan Household Health Survey of 2010 ( SHHS …
20191230· Female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) is defined as all procedures that involve partial or total removal or injury of the female external genitalia for non-medical reasons [].In sub-Saharan Africa and the Arab States …
JUBA, Feb 27 2024 (IPS)- Female genital mutilation (FGM) stands as one of the most egregious violations of human rights, particularly affecting women and girls worldwide. However, when …
2020713· Understanding the forces underpinning female genital mutilation/ cutting (FGM/C) is a necessary first step to prevent the continuation of a practice that is associated …
Abstract Purpose. The overall goal of the Saleema Initiative in Sudan is to promote long-term abandonment of female genital mutilation and cutting (FGM) through a contribution to …
202526· At Alshargia School, 15-year-old Mazza passionately speaks to adolescent girls about female genital mutilation (FGM), a deeply entrenched harmful practice still prevalent in …
Girls who are living in rural areas are at the greatest risk of FGM. Human rights violations affect females differently. Girls who are the least educated are at the greatest risk of FGM. FGM is …
202471· The eradication of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) has long been on the agenda of the women's movement in Sudan, a country with one of the highest FGM/C rates in …
Despite the stronghold of traditional FGC-norms in both Somalia and Sudan (Bedri et al., 2019; Powell & Yussuf, ), international norms have been known for decades in both countries …
Keywords: Female genital mutilation or cutting, Decision-making, Gender, Sudan Background Female genital mutilation or cutting (FGM/C) is a form of violence against women and girls that …
20191230· Female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) is defined as all procedures that involve partial or total removal or injury of the female external genitalia for non-medical …
Abstract. Background: Female genital mutilation (FGM) or female circumcision is the removal of variable amounts of tissue from the female external genitalia. It is practised all over the world …
Frauenrechtler*innen würdigten die lang erwartete Entscheidung und warnten gleichzeitig davor, dass die Praxis der FGM im Sudan weiterhin kulturell verankert bleibe. Eine Umfrage in …
2024227· Although Sudan legally banned the practice of FGM in 2020, women and girls continue to face heightened risks of violence, exploitation, and abuse, including FGM. Ongoing …
Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) is a wide spread harmful practice in many African countries, including the Sudan. This review paper will reflects on some of the lessons learnt …
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2025130· Female genital mutilation (FGM) refers to all procedures involving the partial or total removal of female external genitalia or other injury to the female genital organs for non …
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