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 ...

Discover the WHO's guidelines on female genital mutilation and how health practitioners can support survivors and promote change ...

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

Geneva, Switzerland—The World Health Organisation said on Monday it wanted a code of conduct to bar medical workers from ...

Without urgent action, climate change could be linked to one in every ten cases of intimate partner violence by the end of ...

Beckham & Friends altcast for CBS Sports’ UEFA Champions League coverage will be available as a new viewing option for ...

Sudanese women and children suffer brunt of conflict as it rages into its third year.NAIROBI - As Sudan's civil war escalates into its third year, women and girls are bearing the brunt of the crisis.

A revolution against gender-based violence (GBV) might soon take root in the quiet corridors of Kenya's schools. As the nation grapples with alarming rates of violence against women and girls, experts ...

Long-time UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador David said in a statement online: "We are witnessing a global funding crisis where the most vulnerable children are suffering the most and urg ...

The football star has been a Unicef ambassador for 20 years as he tries to improve the quality of life for children in ...

Two years ago today, war erupted in Sudan - a war that has since spiraled into one of the world's most devastating ...