On International Women’s Day, Yves Sassenrath, UNFPA representative in Egypt, reflects upon the country’s commitment to women ...

A technical team from the United Nations' headquarters and the regional office for the Middle East and North Africa of the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) commended ...

The findings suggest that millions more women and ... in countries such as Egypt, Indonesia and Kenya were carried out by medical personnel. Medicalised female genital mutilation is also openly ...

In Guinea, our data show 97 percent of women and girls have undergone FGM/C, while in Mali the figure stands at 83 percent, and in Sierra Leone, 90 percent. The high prevalence rates in Egypt ...

As the world marks International Women’s Day 2025, the theme ‘Accelerate Action’ serves as a stark reminder of the lingering ...

The United Nations Population Fund notes that women still face all forms of gender-based violence, including female genital mutilation ... marrying a 13-year-old Egyptian girl.

UNICEF called on Friday for greater global efforts to end child marriages and provide quality education for all girls, emphasizing the importance of a multisectoral approach to target the root cause ...

female genital mutilation and child marriage. One in three women worldwide has experience physical or sexual violence, mostly from an intimate partner. One in two women victims of homicide is killed ...