Binta Bah, a Gambian based in Germany has been honored as Bremen Woman of the year 2026 due to her dedication in empowering women, integration, inclusion and intercultural dialogue.  Binta, founder of ...

To mark International Women’s Day in 2024 it celebrated 53 female firsts across its 22 markets, and last year it honoured 54 women who were accelerating action towards gender equality JOHANNESBURG, ...

Dear Contemplating the Cut, Rich has answered a couple of variations of letters from people considering foreskin removal recently, which you should read for more information on th ...

Edna Adan Ismail, 88, says she was working on forging diplomatic relations with Jerusalem as foreign minister two decades ago ...

More than half a million women and girls in the United States are living with the physical and psychological scars of female genital mutilation — including many in Minnesota, home to a large Somali ...

The conversation came amid rumours that Belgium may look to ban circumcision, which reignited after a public argument between the US ambassador to Belgium, Bill White, and Deputy PM Maxime Prévot. “If ...

Ekiti State First Lady, Dr. Olayemi Oyebanji, has appealed to political, traditional, and religious leaders, as well as advocacy groups, to intensify efforts to secure the future of female children by ...

The Rivers State government has renewed its commitment to end Female Genital Mutilation, expressing sadness that the harmful practice still happens in some communities. The Permanent Secretary, ...

February 6 marks the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), a practice affecting over 230 million girls and women worldwide and considered by the UN a grave violation ...

Joint statement by the UNFPA Executive Director, UNICEF Executive Director, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, UN Women Executive Director, WHO Director-General, and UNESCO Director-General on the ...