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Female genital mutilation

Over 200m Girls, Women Experience Female Genital Mutilation – UNFPA

Ikenna Osuoha Feb 6, 2021 0

Ms Ulla Mueller, Country Representative, UN Population Fund (UNFPA) on Saturday said over 200 million girls and women had experienced Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) globally. Mueller said this in commemoration of World’s Zero…

Health

Women with Genital Mutilation Cannot Enjoy Sex – Expert

Lucy Osuizigbo-Okechukwu Feb 9, 2020 0

Dr Esther Somefun, a Gender and Reproductive Health Analyst, on Sunday, says that women who have undergone Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) find it difficult to enjoy sex. SEE ALSO:FG Seeks Approval of Senate for $22.8bn External Loan…

Community

Ebonyi Communities to end Female Genital Mutilation

Uchenna Ugwu Nov 24, 2019 0

About 11 communities in Afikpo North Local Government Area (LGA) of Ebonyi have expressed their readiness and commitment to put an end to the harmful practice of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in the area. The communities’ new…

News

Female circumcision is a traumatic experience- Anthropologist

Abujah Racheal Oct 10, 2019 0

Mrs. Abieyuwa Abeh, a social anthropologist, has said that Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), was a traumatic experience that “robs girls of happiness, peace, health and mental stability”. “Women, who go through that experience, suffer…

Health & Relationships

SHOCKING: Over 5000 Cases of Female Genital Mutilation, No Prosecutions- Report

News Agency of Nigeria May 21, 2018 0

Female genital mutilation is seen by most people in the world as a barbaric act that should be left in the past, but it seems that it is still rampant in some areas. In a new report, an anti-extremist group Quilliam claim that "5391 new…

News

86m girls to undergo female genital mutilation by 2030 – Midwives

Joan Odafe Feb 7, 2018 0

Eighty-six million young girls may experience Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) globally by 2030, if actions are not taking to prevent it, the International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) has said. The confederation made the disclosure on…

Health & Relationships

UN chief calls for end to female genital mutilation

Agency Report Feb 7, 2018 0

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday called for an end to the practice of female genital mutilation, which he said is “a gross violation of the human rights of women and girls.” “Over 200 million women and girls alive today…

Women

Africa makes progress against female genital mutilation – UN Women

News Agency of Nigeria Feb 6, 2017

Many countries in Africa are making progress in eradication of the harmful practice of female genital mutilation, in spite of its prevalence in the region, according to The UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN…

Health & Relationships

Doctors, Nurses To Be Sanctioned For Engaging In Female Genital Mutilation, Cutting

John Ogunsemore Feb 7, 2016 0

As part of measures to stop the harmful practice of female genital mutilation and the conditions associated with it, doctors and nurses who engage in the practice will now be sanctioned. This was disclosed by Professor Modupe Onadeko,…

Metro

Man found with 21 different female vaginas charged to court

John Ogunsemore Sep 27, 2015 0

A 58-year-old man has been charged to court in South Africa after 21 different female vaginas were found in a fridge in his house. Peter Frederiksen allegedly lured women to his Bloemfontein home, sedated them and performed illegal…