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This handbook is for health care providers involved in the care of girls and women who have been subjected to any form of female genital mutilation (FGM). This includes obstetricians and gynaecologists, surgeons, general medical practitioners, midwives, nurses and other country-specific health profe... more
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Eine Informationsschrift für Ärztinnen und Ärzte, Beraterinnen und Berater unter Verwendung von Information der WHO
FGM = Female Genital Mutilation
Auch in Deutschland sind Mädchen dem Risiko ausgesetzt, heimlich hierzulande oder im Ausland an ihren Genitalien verstümmelt zu werden. Deshalb finden Sie hier Informationen zur weiblichen Genitalverstümmelung, zu Verbreitungsgebieten, zur Prävention und zur Unterstützung Betroffener. So könne... more
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Training slides. Evidence shows that FGM can cause several physical, mental and sexual health complications in girls and women, and in newborns. Health-care providers play an important role in supporting girls and women living with FGM, and improving their health and well-being. They are in a un... more
Training aids Evidence shows that FGM can cause several physical, mental and sexual health complications in girls and women, and in newborns. Health-care providers play an important role in supporting girls and women living with FGM, and improving their health and well-being. They are in a uniqu... more
A motivational video for training
MEDBOX Issue Brief no.30. In diesem Issue Brief finden Sie wichtige Hintergrundsmaterialien, Dokumente zu Fragen rund um klinische Aspekte, Aufklärungsmaterialien und Materialien zum internationalen Kontext.
Despite the existence of criminal law, which is an important aspect of anti-FGM policies and programmes, there is not much research on the effects of cross-border practices that invalidate the law as a deterrent. Much remains unknown about the practice of cross-border FGM, specifically about gaps in... more
This regional action plan provides a broad framework for the regional level to assist governments in accelerating the implementation of existing international, regional and national commitments on ending FGM. Formulating the plan has provided an opportunity for the region to identify broad prioritie... more
A study set out to investigate the factors affecting the prevalence of the practice among cross-border communities in East Africa and the Horn of Africa and the extent to which people cross borders to practise or undergo FGM and the effects of the practice on the women and girls in those communities... more
In East Africa, the trend in cross-border FGM puts at risk the progress achieved in eliminating the practice. The only way we can reach zero FGM by 2030 is by concerted and immediate action to address all aspects of FGM. This policy brief highlights the cross-border dimension of FGM (Ethiopia, Keny... more
This report provides insight into the work that UNFPA has been doing to tackle FGM across borders in these border areas, where country offices are implementing a wide range of initiatives to address the issue. The information provided in this report is structured into four pillars, namely those list... more
This statistical overview has been prepared on the occasion of the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) study on FGM in the European Union and Croatia. Little is known about FGM in the European Union in general, and this statement holds true about FGM and asylum more specifically. In lig... more
Female Genital Mutilation (weibliche Genitalverstümmelung, FGM) ist ein globales Problem. Weltweit sind mehr als 200 Millionen Frauen und Mädchen betroffen. Davon lebten im Jahr 2020 ca. 75.000 in Deutschland. Viele der Betroffenen leiden unter FGM-bedingten Beschwerden und benötigen medizinisch... more