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Afrique: Le prix de l'inaction - Pourquoi nous devons investir dès maintenant pour mettre fin aux mutilations génitales féminines en Afrique de l'Ouest et du Centre - allAfrica.com
Le 6 février, le monde commémore la Journée internationale de la tolérance zéro à l'égard des mutilations génitales féminines (MGF). En Afrique de l'Ouest et du Centre, cette date est bien plus qu'un simple rendez-vous du calendrier : c'est un moment de vérité pour les droits, la santé et l'avenir de millions de filles. Le fardeau de cette pratique est ressenti de manière disproportionnée en Afrique de l'Ouest et du Centre. La région compte 17 des 27 pays africains les plus touchés.
The price of inaction: Why we must invest now to end FGM in West, Central Africa
On 6 February, the world marks the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). In West and Central Africa, this is more than a date on a calendar; it is a moment of reckoning for the rights, health, and futures of millions of girls. The burden of this practice is disproportionately felt in West and Central Africa. This region is home to 17 of the 27 most affected African nations.
Africa: Online Abuse Is Real Violence - - and Africa's Women and Girls Are Paying the Price Original
- New estimates show that violence against women and girls remains one of the most pervasive human rights violations in the world - and that one of its fastest-growing frontiers is the digital space. Technology-facilitated gender-based violence includes online harassment, cyberstalking, image-based abuse, deepfake exploitation and coordinated digital attacks, and all of these are proliferating.
Online Abuse is Real Violence - and Africa’s Women and Girls are Paying the Price
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Online abuse is real violence - and Africa’s women and girls are paying the price
New estimates show that violence against women and girls remains one of the most pervasive human rights violations in the world – and that one of its fastest-growing frontiers is the digital space. Technology-facilitated gender-based violence includes online harassment, cyberstalking, image-based abuse, deepfake exploitation and coordinated digital attacks, and all of these are proliferating.
Central Africa: Unseen and Unheard - a Call to End the Agony of Women Living With Obstetric Fistula in Poor Countries
Adelia's story is one of quiet suffering and resilience. "My clothes were constantly wet from urine or faeces and gave off a bad smell. The father of my children could no longer stand my presence and I couldn't run my business. I suffered for 10 years. I was ostracized and had to stay with my mother in the village...". These poignant words from Adelia, a survivor of obstetric fistula, bring to light the harrowing reality faced by countless women and girls.
Congo-Kinshasa: Women & Girls Up Front - the Humanitarian Response in Democratic Republic of Congo
Geneva / Johannesburg / Kinshasa — Eleven-year-old "Anne" went to a health facility with her mother in the conflict-affected province of Ituri, in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. At first, she could barely tell her story. Traumatized and frightened, she feared reprisal from her attackers. Painstakingly, she recounted the brutal rape she had suffered and the pain that she felt in her body.
Women & Girls Up Front -- the Humanitarian Response in Democratic Republic of Congo
Africa, Aid, Climate Change, Environment, Featured, Gender, Headlines, Health, Human Rights, Humanitarian Emergencies, Labour, TerraViva United Nations, Women's Health Opinion By Julitta Onabanjo, Shoko Arakaki and Sennen Hounton Reprint | | Print | Julitta Onabanjo is Regional Director, UNFPA East and Southern Africa based in Johannesburg; Shoko Arakaki is Director, UNFPA Humanitarian Office, Geneva; & Sennen Hounton is UNFPA Representative in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Woman...
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