The Home Office has announced new legislation introducing a formal legal definition of ‘honour’-based abuse, in a move intended to strengthen protection for victims and improve the response of ...

"No girl or woman deserves to be cut; it simply destroys our spirit." These words come from Uzodimma Lucy Ogodo, now 26, the ...

Elimination must build on locally driven, grassroots achievements Global efforts to eliminate female genital mutilation (FGM) stand at a crossroads, with uneven progress, commitments increasingly ...

Federal Reserve governor Christopher Waller said Monday that solid job gains in January could mean the central bank can skip a rate cut at its next meeting in March, a decision that would likely spur ...

Proposed new law increases likelihood of both female genital mutilation and suicides among trans youth, experts warn ...

Finland introduced a specific law banning the practice and preparation of female genital mutilation (FGM) at the beginning of ...

The Food and Drug Administration plans to drop its longtime standard of requiring two rigorous studies to win approval for new drugs, the latest change from Trump administration officials vowing to ...

The Rivers State government has renewed its commitment to end Female Genital Mutilation, expressing sadness that the harmful practice still happens in some communities. The Permanent Secretary, ...

SOUTH-EAST ASIA (dpa): Around 4.5 million girls worldwide are at risk of female genital mutilation (FGM) this year, UN agencies have warned. The World Health Organisation (WHO) and the UN children's ...

Merck Foundation (www.Merck-Foundation.com), the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany, together with African First Ladies, marks the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - An estimated 4.5 million girls worldwide are at risk of undergoing female genital mutilation this year, the United Nations warned on Friday. Many of the girls at risk are under the ...