UNFPA is mobilizing midwives in the prevention and care of FGM through a joint initiative in the context of the UNFPA/UNICEF Joint Programme on FGM/C and the UNFPA Midwifery Programme. Building on the expertise and networks of the two global programmes, UNFPA will empower midwives to serve as role models, counsellors and advocates in the campaign to end FGM.
Document Type: Research/Reports
Briefing Paper: FGM (Northern Ireland)
This paper covers what FGM is, UK legal framework, International Human Rights Law, Commonwealth legal responses and recommendations
Female genital mutilation/cutting: a statistical overview and exploration of the dynamics of change.
The report explores: FGM/C as a human rights violation; social dynamics of FGM/C; national and regional prevalence, when and how the practice is performed, Prevailing attitudes towards the practice, The relationship between the experience of FGM/C, attitudes towards the practice and behaviour and implications of the findings for policy and practice.
A realist synthesis of controlled studies to determine the effectiveness of interventions to prevent genital cutting of girls.
Review of the effectiveness of anti-FGM/C interventions, applying a realist perspective. Some interventions’ acceptability and success rested on the incorporation of FGM/C abandonment efforts within a larger set of related issues. However, greater success of the interventions could have materialised with systematic pre-planning involving thorough community analyses and securing religious leaders’ commitment to halting FGM/C.
Human rights, cultural practices, and state policies: implications for global social work practice and policy (Subscription Required)
Effective practice in a global world requires knowledge and understanding of diverse cultures. Based on multidisciplinary research and contemporary examples of gender discrimination, forced marriages, child labor, and female genital mutilation, this article proposes resolutions to this conflict.
Commissioning Services To Support Women and Girls with FGM
This document sets out some key considerations when embarking upon the process to commission services to support FGM survivors. It reflects the standards and characteristics which have developed where commissioning in this area has been successful and sets out particular elements which should either always be considered or provided.
Female genital mutilation: a family practitioner’s perspective (Subscription to journal required)
Discusses female genital mutilation (FGM) in relation to family lawyers. Argues that although FGM may not cross the paths of family lawyers on a daily basis, they need to be aware of it in order to help minimise risk and ensure that the court has sufficient information to understand and adjudicate on the issues.
Ending female genital mutilation: where do we stand in Europe?
This report provides an update on the European situation in relation to the practice of female genital mutilation (FGM). It also gives an overview of action to date taken within the European Union (EU) to end FGM and recommends an EU action plan on FGM as well as a strategy on violence against women.
Assessing and managing FGM in the practice. (Subscription to journal required)
Comfort Momoh MBE discusses female genital mutilation and the practice nurse’s role in identifying and providing care for victims and those at risk. Includes checklist.
Istanbul Convention – A Tool to End FGM
The Istanbul Convention has been signed by 39 countries and came into force on August 2014. This section on FGM outlines the responsibilities of European states to prevent the practice in Europe and protect survivors, and to ensure cross-border cooperation to bring perpetrators to justice.