Resources
The following are all documents and presentations that may be of interest if you are researching FGC. Please follow links to download documents.
United Nations
Resources relevant to FGC and produced by the United Nations agencies including Unicef, UNFPA, WHO etc
United Nations Agencies documents relating to FGC
United Nations Agencies documents relating to FGC
Unicef/UNFPA Joint Programme for the Accelerated Abandonment of FGM/C: Fact-sheet, 2012
UNGA Resolution – ‘Intensifying global efforts for the elimination of female genital mutilation’, 2012
Social dynamics of abandonment of harmful practices: A new look at the theory, 2009
Platform for Action: Towards the abandonment of FGM/C, Donor Working Group Statement, December 2008
Female genital mutilation/cutting: A Statistical Exploration, UNICEF 2005
Joint Programme on Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting: Accelerating Change, 2005
Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting in Somalia, UNFPA and World Bank, 2004
World Health Organisation documents relating to female genital cutting
World Health Organisation documents relating to FGC
WHO Documents PDF (to download)
Female genital cutting: current practices and beliefs in western Africa, WHO Bulletin, 2012
An update on WHO’s work on female genital mutilation (FGM), WHO, 2011
Estimating the obstetric costs of female genital mutilation in six African countries, 2010
Female Genital Mutilation: A joint WHO/UNICEF/UNFPA statement, 1997
Orchid Project response to the UN General Assembly draft resolution: Intensifying global efforts for the elimination of female genital mutilation
Orchid Project UNGA draft resolution response: ‘Intensifying global efforts for the elimination of female genital mutilation’
Draft UNGA resolution, ‘Intensifying global efforts for the elimination of female genital mutilation’
Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting in Somalia
UNFPA and World Bank, 2004