'Elle & Elles' network in #Djibouti activate youth associations in the movement to #EndFGM

More than 70% of women and girls aged 15 to 49 have endured female genital mutilation (FGM)

Help UNFPA_Djibouti to bring the power of youth to the forefront!

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An annual $1️⃣.4️⃣billion in health care costs for #FGM survivors is a testament to how urgent it is to end this harmful practice.

Together, we can lessen this burden.

#EndFGM220

Belated Mother's Day to all the incredible mothers out there! 💜
Every day is a chance to celebrate your strength & advocate for the rights of all women & girls.

Let's continue our work to #EndFGM & empower mothers to raise the next generation free from #FGM . #mothersday2024

The CSO coalitions in the Gambia is working together to ensure that the law against FGM is not repealed. #EndFGM220

BREAKING: The #GenevaSummit2024 Women's Rights Award will go to women's rights hero and FGM survivor Fatou Baldeh MBE for her relentless fight to end female genital mutilation and gender-based violence in The #Gambia .

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Thank you Dr. Bittaye for speaking up and highlighting that #FGM has no benefit.

I am particularly pleased to hear that Ministry of Health Gambia is not in support of the medicalisation of #FGM in #Gambia . World Health Organization (WHO) Western Pacific @WHO UNFPA-UNICEF Global Programme End Child Marriage UNICEF The Gambia UNFPA The Gambia Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Welfare Network Against GBV-The Gambia 🇬🇲

The battle to stop Gambia from reversing the ban on female genital mutilation continues! #EndFGM “70 petitioners urge Assembly to reject pro-FGM bill - The Point” thepoint.gm/africa/gambia/…

Hear her voice! #EndFGM

Lively debate under way 🔥

Our #FGM webinar sparks passionate discussion on health, rights, and strategies for change.

What are your thoughts?

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“The Gambia Ministry of Health is strongly against the medicalization of FGM.

Ministry of Health Gambia encourages more advocacy and sensitization to end the harmful practice”

~Dr Mustpha Bittaye, Director of Health Services Ministry of Health Gambia

'Only the wearer knows where the shoe pinches.'

Ida Baldeh's moving words highlight the deeply personal and long-lasting trauma of #FGM 💔

#EndFGM #HerVoiceMatters UNFPA UNICEF World Health Organization (WHO) Rose Sarr Dr. Natalia Kanem /she/her/ella/ World Health Organization (WHO)AFRO UN Human Rights @UN

“ I want to get married but I cannot bring myself to do it!

I was cut and sealed. The thought of having to be re-opened scares me”

Ida Baldeh, 25, shares her touching story as a survivor of #FGM

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“ #FGM has no health benefits. It can lead to immediate health risks, as well as long-term complications to women’s physical, mental and sexual health and well-being.

Health workers should never be involved in the practice of FGM! 🚫

Dr Taiwo Oyelade of World Health Organization (WHO) World Health Organization (WHO)AFRO

“FGM has no health benefits. It can lead to immediate health risks, as well as long-term complications.

Health workers should never be involved in the practice of FGM”

~Dr Taiwo Oyelade, Medical Officer - Gender, Equity and Human Rights, WHO Regional Office for Africa)

'Medicalizing #FGM doesn't make it safe or ethical. It's still a harmful practice.'

Dr Dr Tlaleng Mofokeng of United Nations Special Rapporteur Right to Health 🇺🇳

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“By medicalizing FGM, we are creating a systemic, structural layer of violence”
~U.N. Special Rapporteur on Rights to Health, Dr. Tlaleng Mofoken

Medicalization is NOT an option!!!!!⛔️

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🚨 We're LIVE!

Join the efforts to end #FGM . Experts discuss health complications, rights, and strategies for ending medicalization.

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Upholding The Gambia's #AntiFGMLaw is crucial to safeguarding girls' rights & well-being. Repealing the law threatens their safety & sets a dangerous precedent. Together, let's strive to #endFGM and ensure every girl has the opportunity to reach her full potential.
#Solidarity

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Join our webinar this afternoon to learn the facts & explore effective strategies.

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