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- United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM)
UNIFEM supports CEDAW to eradicate FGM.
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- World Health Organization (WHO)
Includes fact sheets, information packets and other publications.
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- UN Division for the Advancement of Women (DAW)
Workshops, forums, colloquiums, meetings, documentation and a news archive.
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- United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
UNFPA addresses the practice of FGM as a violation of women’s fundamental human rights. Their programmatic approach can be explored in this web site of UNFPA activities.
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- United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF)
UNICEF takes action against FGM which they consider a direct violation of children’s right.
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- CEDAW. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
States Latest Reports to CEDAW and country-specific information for visitors about legislative options and instruments.
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| NON Governmental Organisations |
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- Amnesty International
Amnesty International is an international NGO concerned with the human rights implications of FGM to eradicate violence against women.
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- Commission pour l’Abolition des Mutilations Sexuelles (CAMPS)
A Senegalese NGO specialised in sexual mutilation. Website is available only in French.
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- Center for Reproductive Law and Policy (CRLP)
CRLP is dedicated to promoting women’s equality worldwide by guaranteeing reproductive rights as human rights. Website provides legal information about FGM.
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- Equality Now
Equality Now is an international organisation which works for the protection and promotion of the human rights of women around the world. In 1997, it launched AWAKEN to support organisations and individual activists working to stop FGM. The website is available in English, French, Spanish and Arabic.
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- Female Genital Mutilation Education and Networking Project
FGM Network disseminates on-line and off-line material related to FGM.
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- FEMINIST
Articles and speeches about FGM are available on the Feminist.org website.
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- FORWARD - Foundation for Women's Health, Research and Development
Dedicated to serving the health and human rights needs of African females in the UK and Africa, FORWARD promotes action to stop harmful traditional practices, such as FGM, and early and forced marriages.
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- GTZ- Promotion of Initiatives to Eradicate Female Genital Mutilation
Supra-regional project funded by the German Ministry of Cooperation and Development and implemented by the German development agency (GTZ). Report in English, French and German are available.
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- GAMS
- Women’s Group for the abolition of FGM and other harmful practices affecting the health of women and children.
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- International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF)
IPPF is a non-governmental provider and advocate of sexual and reproductive health and rights.
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- Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
The IPU is the international organisation of Parliaments of sovereign States. IPU organised a panel discussion on the topic, during its 106th Conference "Violence against women: Female genital mutilation"
(Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, September 2001). Texts on national policies and legislation, a list of international treaties and resolutions to abolish FGM, available for downloading.
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- IAC
The Inter-African Committee (IAC) is an NGO that fights to combat harmful practices, including FGM.
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- International Center for Reproductive Health (ICRH)- European Network for the Prevention of FGM
The ICRH was established in 1994 in response to the International Conference on Population and Development (Cairo, 1994). Its website is a good source of information on FGM among migrants in Europe.
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- Johns Hopkins University Center for Communication Programs, Media/Materials Clearinghouse M/MC
JHU/CCP has developed projects based on systematic needs assessments and clear strategies for positioning and presenting the benefits of health interventions to appropriate audiences. The website provides materials and information about FGM.
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- MEDICOS MUNDI
Organisation which works in Burkina Faso to eradicate FGM.
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- National Organization of Circumcision Information Resource Centers (NOCIRC)
NOCIRC is an educational non-profit organisation committed to securing the birthright of males and females (and babies) to keep their sex organs intact. It has an education project on circumcision, genital mutilation and genital integrity.
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- PATH - Program for Appropriate technology in Health
Path's mission is to improve health, especially the health of women and children. An emphasis is placed on improving the quality of reproductive health services and on preventing and reducing the impact of widespread communicable diseases. Path is involved in efforts to end FGM.
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- RAINBO- Research, Action and Information Network for Bodily Integrity of Women.
RAINBO is an African-led, international non-governmental organisation working on issues of women's empowerment, gender, reproductive health, sexual autonomy and freedom from violence and specifically strives to enhance global efforts to eliminate the practice of female circumcision / FGM.
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- Reproductive Health Outlook (RHO)
RHO is especially designed for reproductive health program managers and decision makers working in developing countries. The website provides up-to-date summaries of research findings, program experience and clinical guidelines related to key reproductive health topics, as well as analyses of policy and program implications.
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- STOP FGM
An international campaign to eradicate FGM.
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- Tostan
It is a non-profit NGO incorporated in the United States and based in Senegal, focused on empowering villagers to take charge of their own development and participate fully in society. Tostan has a programme to eradicate FGM in the region of Thiens.
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- The Hesperian Foundation
Union Nationale des Femmes de Djibouti (UNFD)
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- Global Health Council
The Global Health Council, formerly the National Council of International Health, is a US-based, non-profit membership organisation.
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- STOP FGM
Books and documents, official documents.
- Amnesty International Bibliography
Large list of reports, papers and documents - specialised in FGM.
- FGM Network References
Website includes FGM resources and discussion boards on Africa and Middle East.
- GAMS
GAMS bibliography in English on harmful traditional practices affecting the health of women and children, especially excision.
- CAMPS articles in French
This website informs reader about FGM with articles and reports from French speaking countries.
- NORCIC
A collection of books, videos, articles, and medical and legal documents informs visitors about all aspects of FGM.
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