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President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says Africa must demonstrate urgency and the willingness in upholding the Maputo Protocol on the Rights of Women. “It is time for action,” he echoed, saying the remaining member states yet to ratify the Protocol ought to do so, and submit their instruments of ratification…

MONROVIA – The international community in Liberia has welcomed the ban on the practice of female genital mutilation (FGM) in Liberia, as declared by the Chairperson of the National Council of Chiefs and Elders of Liberia (NACCEL), Chief Zanzan Karwor

‘‘Failure to prioritise menstrual health has far-reaching impacts on the lives of young girls"

Chairperson of the National Council of Chiefs & Elders in Liberia, Chief Zanzan, has made a historic announcement, declaring FGM is banned across Liberia.

Safe Hands for Girls (https://apo-opa.info/3XhnfGj)  – represented by the UN Women Goodwill Ambassador Jaha Dukureh – and Equality Now (https://apo-opa.info/3jIWTzk) wish to congratulate Chief Zanzan Karwor, the Chairperson of the National Council of Chiefs and Elders in Liberia (https://apo-opa.info/40TEXTA), and the entire council for declaring a ban on female genital mutilation (FGM) in Liberia on […]

With an estimated 20 million survivors, Nigeria has the third-highest number of women and girls who have undergone FGM worldwide

MONROVIA – In 2012, the United Nations General Assembly designated February 6th each year as the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, with the aim to amplify and direct the efforts on the elimination of this practice.By:

Addis Ababa, MOROCCO, January 20 - Moroccos pioneering experience in the field of gender equality was highlighted before the Committee of Permanent

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