Nigeria chapter, Falilat Oluwatoyin Orire, has decried the continued violation of the human rights of girls and boys through gender mutilation in the society.Orire who is also Deputy Chief Registrar, ...

David Beckham has advocated for children around the world as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador – a role that has seen him raise awareness on issues such as education, health, immunization, and protection.

First Lady Senator Oluremi Tinubu has called on traditional rulers across the country to lend their voices and influence ...

Traditionally carried out by traditional practitioners, FGM is now alarmingly being performed by trained health professionals in several countries.

The statement noted that in 2020, an estimated 52 million girls and women were subjected to FGM at the hands of health workersThe World Health Organisation (WHO) has called for urgent measures "to ...

Since 1990, the likelihood of a girl undergoing genital mutilation has dropped threefold, but 30 countries still practise it, putting four million girls each year at risk. FGM can lead to short and ...

Urgent measures are needed to curtail the rising "medicalization" of female genital mutilation (FGM) and to engage health workers to prevent the practice, according to a new guideline published today ...

Urgent measures are needed to curtail the rising “medicalization” of female genital mutilation (FGM) and to engage health ...