In this section you will find an overview of external resources including a listing of member websites, reports published by the UNFPA and UNICEF within the Joint programme on FGM, as well as the resources used for each thematic topic.
General Information
Reports by the UNFPA and UNICEF on FGM
- 2021 Annual Report of FGM Joint Programme This report highlights achievements made in 2021 and the overall performance analysis of Phase III (2018 – 2021). It outlines the challenges and…
- Research agenda and ethical guidance on FGM research This ‘Global Research Agenda’, produced by UNFPA, UNICEF, WHO and Population Council-Kenya, outlines evidence gaps and research priorities that need…
- Effectiveness of Interventions Designed to Prevent or Respond to Female Genital Mutilation Despite intensified efforts to build the evidence base globally to inform strategies to address female genital mutilation (FGM), there has been…
- Technical Guidance: A Comprehensive Approach to Accelerating the Elimination of Female Genital Mutilation This technical guidance synthesizes findings from research and evidence-informed interventions, strategies, and lessons learned based on the experiences of the Joint Programme and other programmes supported by partners to inform the design and implementation of programmes aiming to end female genital mutilation.
UNFPA and UNICEF, December 2020, Participatory Research Toolkit for Social Norms Measurement, Access: www.unicef.org/media/90816/file/FGM-Research-toolkit.pdf
UNFPA and UNICEF, September 2020, Primer : Conducting Public Inquiries to Eliminate Female Genital Mutilation, Access: www.unfpa.org/publications/primer-conducting-public-inquiries-eliminate-female-genital-mutilation
UNFPA and UNICEF, September 2020, Resilience in Action: Lessons learned from the Joint Programme during the COVID-19 crisis, Access: www.corecommitments.unicef.org/kp/resilience-in-action–lessons-learned-from-the-joint-programme-during-the-covid-19-crisis.pdf
UNFPA and UNICEF, September 2020, Policy Brief: Enabling Environments for Eliminating Female Genital Mutilation, Access: www.unfpa.org/publications/policy-brief-enabling-environments-eliminating-female-genital-mutilation
UNFPA and UNICEF, August 2020, Empowering Girls and Women to Lead Change Annual Report 2019, Access: www.unfpa.org/publications/empowering-girls-and-women-lead-change-annual-report-2019
UNFPA, June 2020, How Changing Social Norms is Crucial in Achieving Gender Equality, Access: www.unfpa.org/social-norms-change
UNFPA, April 2020, Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Family Planning and Ending Gender-based Violence, Female Genital Mutilation and Child Marriage, Access: www.unfpa.org/sites/default/files/resource-pdf/COVID-19_impact_brief_for_UNFPA_24_April_2020_1.pdf
UNFPA and UNICEF, April 2020, COVID-19 Disrupting SDG 5.3: Eliminating Female Genital Mutilation, Access: www.unicef.org/documents/covid-19-disrupting-eliminating-female-genital-mutilation
UNFPA and UNICEF, March 2020, the ACT Framework, Access: www.unicef.org/documents/act-framework
UNFPA, January 2020, Costing the Three Transformative Results, Access: www.unfpa.org/featured-publication/costing-three-transformative-results#
UNFPA, 2020, State of the World population, Access: www.unfpa.org/swop-2020
UNFPA and UNICEF, November 2019, Beyond the Crossing: Female genital mutilation across borders – Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania and Uganda, Access: www.unfpa.org/publications/beyond-crossing-female-genital-mutilation-across-borders
UNFPA and UNICEF, August 2019, UNFPA-UNICEF Joint programme on the Elimination of Female Genital Mutilation Annual report 2018, Access: www.unfpa.org/fgm-annual-report
UNFPA and UNICEF, 2018, How to Transform a Social Norm, Access: www.unfpa.org/publications/how-transform-social-norm
UNFPA and UNICEF, 2016, Manual on Social Norms and Change, Access: www.unfpa.org/publications/manual-social-norms-and-change
- UNICEF, 2016,« Female genital mutilation/cutting: A global concern », Access: www.unicef.org/media/files/FGMC_2016_brochure_final_UNICEF_SPREAD.pdf
UNFPA and UNICEF, 2015, Demographic Perspectives on Female Genital Mutilation, Access: www.unfpa.org/publications/demographic-perspectives-female-genital-mutilation
UNFPA and UNICEF, 2014, Implementation of the International and Regional Human Rights Framework for the Elimination of Female Genital Mutilation, Access: www.unfpa.org/publications/implementation-international-and-regional-human-rights-framework-elimination-female
Reports by the World Health Organization
- World Health Organization, 2016, WHO guidelines on the management of health complications from female genital mutilations, Access: https://www.who.int/reproductivehealth/topics/fgm/management-health-complications-fgm/en/
Other websites by the project « BUILDING BRIDGES TO END FGM »
- « De retour au pays » – a film by the participants of the video creation workshop in Burkina Faso, 2017.
- Webdocumentary “Kayes says no to FGM” (Mali) : http://kayesditnon.equipop.ore