The UNFPA estimates 4.5 million girls are at risk of female genital mutilation in 2026. Learn about this human rights violation and global efforts to end i ...
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Ending female genital mutilation: A global call to action

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 ...
In 2026 alone, an estimated 4.5 million girls, many under the age of five, remain at risk of undergoing female genital mutilation (FGM). More than 230 million girls and women worldwide are currently ...
The wife of the Kwara Governor, Prof. Olufolake AbdulRazaq, has described Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) as a human rights violation that must be stopped. AbdulRazaq stated this while in Ilorin on ...