women's health

At age one, Fatima was subjected to female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) in her village in Afar Region of Ethiopia which has one of the world’s highest prevalence rates.
UNICEF / Kate Holt

Female genital cutting needs “grassroots approach”

20 July 2016
General News

The eradication of female genital cutting requires a “grassroots approach” according to a rights activist who attended a recent UN meeting on the issue.

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One of the six new stamps to promote the UN Free & Equal campaign LGBT equality.
UN Photo/Rick Bajornas

UN Gender Focus: LGBT, drug dependency and women's health

7 July 2016
UN Gender Focus

New Independent Expert on LGBT issues a "huge development"

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