2022 年全球年度報(bào)告：消除女性生殖器殘割

REIMAGININGRESILIENCE

EliminatingFemaleGenitalMutilationintheContextofthePolycrisis

UNFPA-UNICEF

JointProgrammeontheEliminationofFemaleGenitalMutilation:

DeliveringtheGlobalPromisetoEndFGMby2030

Acknowledgements

TheresultsoftheUNFPA-UNICEFJointProgrammeontheEliminationofFemaleGenitalMutilation:DeliveringtheGlobalPromisetoEndFGMby2030wouldnothavebeenpossiblewithoutthegeneroussupportofthegovernmentsofBelgium,Canada,France,Germany,Iceland,Italy,Luxemburg,Norway,Spain,Sweden,theUnitedKingdomandtheUnitedStatesofAmericaaswellastheEuropeanUnion.

MembersoftheJointProgrammeSteeringCommitteeprovidedinvaluablesupportandtechnical

guidanceinreviewingthisyear’sannualreport.Deepappreciationgoestothenationalandlocal

governments,civilsocietyorganizationsandregionalinstitutionsthatcollaborateinacceleratingFGMeliminationthroughtheirin-depthlocalperspectives,expertiseandpoliticalsuppport.Withoutthese,theachievementsdescribedinthisreportwouldnothavebeenpossible.

ThisreportwasproducedunderthetechnicalleadershipofNafissatouJ.Diop,WisalAhmedandNankaliMaksud.SpecialthanksgoestoPaulinTrafortakingtheleadindevelopingthereportandcoordinatinginputsprovidedbytheJointProgrammeGlobalCoordinationTeam,includingBerhanuLegesse,FahmiaAl-Fotih,MeltemAgduk,HarrietAkullu,DawitGirma,JulieDubois,JosephMabirizi,ArunavKaul,Ramz

Shalbak,YasmineSinkhadaandMenbereLegesse.

Author:StephanieBaric

Editor:GretchenLuchsinger

Design:Prographics

PublicationDate:September2023

AllphotoswereprovidedbyUNFPAandUNICEFcountryofficesinBurkinaFaso,Djibouti,Egypt,TheGambia,Guinea,Indonesia,Mali,Mauritania,Nigeria,SudanandUganda.

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Tableofcontents

Acronyms

2

Foreword

3

Executivesummary

4

Chapter1.Eliminatingfemalegenitalmutilationinthecontextofthepolycrisis

8

Chapter2.JointProgrammeresultsin2022

12

Advancingaglobalagenda

13

JointProgrammeresultsacross17countries

1

6

Enablingenvironment

16

Systemstransformation

1

7

Community-ledtransformation

1

8

Promotinggirls’agency

22

Buildingsocialmovements

22

Generatingdataandevidence

2

6

Chapter3.Lessonslearnedin2022

28

Chapter4.JointProgrammeprioritiesin2023

30

Financialreportfor2022

34

Acronyms

DHSDemographicandHealthSurvey

FGMFemalegenitalmutilation

GBVGender-basedviolence

MICSMultipleIndicatorClusterSurvey

SDGSustainableDevelopmentGoal

SRHRSexualandreproductivehealthandrights

UNFPAUnitedNationsPopulationFund

UNICEFUnitedNationsChildren’sFund

WHOWorldHealthOrganization

2UNFPA-UNICEFJointProgrammeontheEliminationofFemaleGenitalMutilation?2022AnnualReport

Foreword

Theworldisinastateof“polycrisis”.Multipleeconomic,socialandpoliticalshockshave

converged,perpetuatinguncertaintyand

discord,anddrivingdeepeninggender

inequalities.Asseenincrisisaftercrisis–fromtheCOVID-19pandemictoeconomicturmoil,conflictsandclimateemergencies–hard-

wongainsingenderequalityarereversing

underpressure.

Thepolycrisisiscontributingtogender

disparitiesinaccesstosexualandreproductivehealthandrights(SRHR),education,

economicopportunities,andpoliticalvoice

andrepresentation.Itismultiplyinggirls’and

women’srisksofgender-basedviolence(GBV)andfemalegenitalmutilation(FGM).UNFPA

estimatesthat

2millionadditionalcasesofFGM

willoccuroverthenextdecadeduetoCOVID-19.Thesevereimpactsofthepandemicmayhavebeenfurthercompoundedbymultiplecrises

in2022.

This2022annualreportontheUNFPA-

UNICEFJointProgrammeontheElimination

ofFemaleGenitalMutilation:Deliveringthe

GlobalPromisetoEndFGMby2030adoptsathemeof“reimaginingresilience”.Successive

crisesareerodingtheadaptivecapacities

ofsystemsandsocieties,makingthemless

resilientandcreatingadditionalbarriersto

achievingSustainableDevelopmentGoal(SDG)5ongenderequalityandwomenandgirls’

empowerment,anditstarget5.3oneliminatingFGMby2030.EndingFGMinthecontextofthepolycrisisrequiresreimaginingresiliencesothatitisbasedongender-transformativechanges,includingthroughinnovationandtechnology.

Sincegenderequalityiscentraltotackling

thepolycrisisandeliminatingFGM,theJoint

Programmegivesacentralemphasistothe

agency,voiceandleadershipofadolescentgirls,whilepromotingtheirrightsandwell-being.TheJointProgrammehasscaleduppartnershipswithgrass-rootswomenandyouth-ledorganizations,whichareoftenonthefrontlinesofhumanitarianactionintheircommunities.Ithasstrengthenedworkonthehumanitarian-development-peace

nexustoaddressboththeimmediateneedsand

long-termvulnerabilitiesofgirlsandwomenat

riskoforaffectedbyFGM.Ithasalsoleveraged

thepowerofinnovationandtechnological

breakthroughstoconfrontchallengesrelatedto

thepolycrisisandtogeneratenewsolutions.This

iswhy,evenamidupheavalanduncertainty,the

JointProgrammecontinuestodelivereffective,

impactfulandtransformativeresultsthatbringus

closertoaworldfreeofFGM.

Atthe2023SDGSummitinSeptember,world

leadersconductedacomprehensivereviewofthe

stateoftheSDGsandrespondedtotheimpacts

ofthepolycrisis.WiththeSummitmarking

anewphaseofacceleratedprogressonthe

globalgoals,achievingSDGtarget5.3callsfor

renewedcommitmentanddedicatedfinancing.

TheJointProgramme,alongsideitspartners,

remainssteadfastinusingitsglobalreachand

comprehensiveandholisticprogrammingto

advancetransformativechangessothatgirls

andwomenexerciseagencyandclaimtheir

rightstobodilyautonomy,decision-making,

leadership,empowermentandself-determination.

Thisleadsdirectlytohealthierfamilies,stronger

communities,strengthenedeconomies,andstableandresilientsocieties.

ReimaginingResilience:EliminatingFemaleGenitalMutilationintheContextofthePolycrisis3

Executivesummary

Globally,morethan200milliongirlsandwomenhave

undergoneFGM,apracticethatviolatestheirrightsand

impedessustainable,justdevelopment.NotonlydoesFGMharmphysical,mental,andsexualandreproductivehealth,butitalsoimposeseconomiccostsandlimitshumancapitalformation,forcurrentandfuturegenerations.

4UNFPA-UNICEFJointProgrammeontheEliminationofFemaleGenitalMutilation?2022AnnualReport

In2022,PhaseIV(2022-2030)oftheUNFPA-

UNICEFJointProgrammeontheEliminationof

FemaleGenitalMutilation:DeliveringtheGlobal

PromisetoEndFGMby2030waslaunchedastheglobalpolycrisisgeneratednewandintensified

shocksandstresses.Thesemayhaveincreased

FGMrisksandcompromisedglobaleffortsto

achieveeliminationby2030.Buildingonmorethanadecadeofprovenexperienceandacommitmenttoscalingupevidence-basedpracticesand

innovations,referredtoasthe“high5’s”,PhaseIVemphasizes:(i)promotinggirls’agency,voiceandleadership,(ii)achievingtransformativechange

throughsocialmovements,(iii)strengthening

partnershipswithwomen-ledorganizations,

(iv)expandingtheprogramme’sglobalinfluence

bysharingresources,dataandknowledge,and

(iv)leveragingpublic-privatepartnershipsto

mobilizededicatedresourcesforFGMelimination.Othercomplementarycoreelementsareadaptivemanagement;measuresensuringcomplementarityamongdevelopment,humanitarianandpeace

effortstobuildresilienceamonggirls,women,householdsandcommunities;andadvocacy

andsupportforpreventionandsurvivor-centredapproachestoFGM.

TheJointProgrammedeliveredimpressiveresultsin17countries:BurkinaFaso,Djibouti,Egypt,Eritrea,Ethiopia,TheGambia,Guinea,Guinea-Bissau,Kenya,Mali,Mauritania,Nigeria,Senegal,Somalia,Sudan,

UgandaandYemen,evenasthepolycrisisstalledprogressinsomecontexts.

Sixteencountries–BurkinaFaso,Djibouti,Egypt,

Eritrea,Ethiopia,TheGambia,Guinea,Guinea-Bissau,Kenya,Mali,Mauritania,Nigeria,Senegal,Somalia,

SudanandUganda–havenationalactionplansthatincludetargets,budgets,andmonitoringandevaluationframeworksforendingFGM.InYemen,adraftpolicyandplanawaitfinalapproval.The

JointProgrammeprovidestechnicalexpertise

andresourcesinthedrafting,andmonitoringandevaluationofnationalactionplanstoensuretheymeettheneedsofgirlsandwomenatriskofandaffectedbyFGM.

TheJointProgramme

deliveredimpressive

resultsin17countries

Despitethepolycrisisanditsmyriadchallenges,

oftenunprecedentedinscale,theelimination

ofFGMremainswithinreach.In2022,three

countriesreportedadeclineinthepractice:Egypt,

KenyaandMauritania.InEgypt,FGMdropped

amonggirlsaged0to19years,from21percent

in2014(DemographicandHealthSurvey,DHS)

to14percentin2021(EgyptianFamilyHealth

Survey).InKenya,FGMprevalenceratesamong

girlsandwomenaged15to49decreasedfrom

21percentin2014(DHS)to15percentin2022

(DHS).InMauritania,amonggirlsaged15to19,

FGMprevalencedeclinedfrom63percentin

2015(MultipleIndicatorClusterSurvey,MICS)to

56percentin2021(2019-2021DHS).

InpresentingJointProgrammeachievements

in2022,thisannualreporthighlightstheroleof

adolescentgirlsandyoungwomeninspeaking

upandleadingtransformativechange,aswellas

grass-rootswomen-andyouth-ledorganizations,

coalitionsandsocialmovements.Theyare

shiftingpolicies,legislationandinstitutional

structuresaswellasharmfulsocialandgender

normsandsocietalnarrativesthatperpetuate

FGM.Innovationandtechnologyhavehelped

toovercomesetbackstoachievinggender

equalityandsustainedmomentumtowards

FGMelimination.

ReimaginingResilience:EliminatingFemaleGenitalMutilationintheContextofthePolycrisis。

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TOP10ACHIEVEMENTSOFTHEJOINTPROGRAMMEIN2022

1,214,650people

participatedinpublic

433,247

declarationstoeliminate

menandboys

engagedinactivities

promotinggenderequalityandpositivemasculinitiesrelatedtoFGM

FGM,foratotalof47,127,309

peoplepledgingtoend

thisharmfulpracticesince

thelaunchoftheJoint

Programmein2008

18,840,027peoplewerereached

bymassandsocialmediacampaignspromotinggenderequalityandthe

eliminationofFGM,1.6millionmorethanin2021

49,681religious,communityand

traditionalleaders

publiclydenouncedFGM

asaharmfulpractice,analmost60percentincreaseover2021

3,663communities

establishedsurveillancestructurestomonitorandreportcasesofFGMfollowingpublicdeclarations

658,037

incomprehensiveskillsprogrammesexceedingthe

by90percent

1,995law

andjusticestaff

(police,judges,lawyersand

trainedtoimplementlegislationFGM,amorethan100percentincreaseover2021

enforcement

prosecutors)were

against

and

in

36,302almost

7

132,620girls

womenaccessed

socialservices,

almostdoublethenumber

thepreviousyear,and

receivedlegalservices,

triplethenumberin2021

174arrests,

368trialsand

306convictions

relatedtoFGMmarkedanalmost60percentincreaseintrialsandmorethandoublethenumberofconvictionscomparedto2021

girlsparticipated

sexualityeducationandlife

thatpromotedendingFGM,

programmetargetfor2022

campaignlaunched

ToleranceforFemaleGenitalMutilation,32millionpeopleinits

ofonlineactivists,

andcivilsociety

endingFGMby2030

Aglobaladvocacy

ontheInternationalDayofZero

#InvestDontRest,reachedover

firstweek,mobilizingthousands

andencouragingpolicymakers

toshareboldcommitmentsto

CHAPTER1

Eliminatingfemalegenitalmutilationinthecontext

ofthepolycrisis

。UNFPA-UNICEFJointProgrammeontheEliminationofFemaleGenitalMutilation?2022AnnualReport

In2022,itwas“businessunusual”forglobaleffortstoendFGM.Countriescontinuedtoexperiencefalloutfromthepandemicinadditiontomultiple,intersectingcrisesthatdisproportionatelyaffectedgirlsandwomen,especiallythosefurthestbehind.RiskassessmentspointedtoincreasedrisksofFGMinBurkinaFaso,Ethiopia,Kenya,Somalia,SudanandYemen.

1

Increasingpoverty:

UNICEFprojects

thatone

infourchildrenwillbelivingbelowthepoverty

linein2023.Ifcurrenttrendscontinue,insub-

SaharanAfrica,

moregirlsandwomenwilllivein

extremepoverty

in2030thandotoday.Fourteenofthe17countrieswheretheJointProgrammeoperatesare

leastdevelopedcountries

.

Inmostcountries,girlsfrompoorerhouseholdsareathigherriskofundergoingFGM.

2

As

prevalenceratesdeclineinsomecontexts,

socioeconomicinequalitiesmayincrease,with

girlswhoareleftbehindatahigherriskof

FGM,especiallyincommunitiesandcountrieswherethepracticeismoredeeplyentrenched.

3

TheimpactofFGMgoesbeyondthesufferingofsurvivorsandtheirfamilies.TheWorld

HealthOrganization(WHO)

estimatesthetotal

financialcost

ofhealthcareforgirlsandwomenlivingwithconditionscausedbyFGMisUS$1.4billionannually.Thisamountstoasignificant

financialburdenforsomeoftheworld’spoorestandmostvulnerablecountries.

Growinghumanitariancrises:WhileFGM

inemergenciesremainsunderresearched,

availableevidenceandtheJointProgramme’s

experiencesduringCOVID-19indicatethat

humanitarianprogrammesoftenneglectthe

needsandrightsofgirlsandwomenatrisk

oforaffectedbyFGM.TheJointProgramme

continuestoadvocatethemeaningful

participationofgirlsandwomeninplanning

processesandtheintegrationofFGMin

nationalandlocalhumanitarianresponseplans.

TheimpactofthepolycrisisonFGMinEthiopia

Atrendsanalysisofservice/administrative

dataconductedbyUNICEFinEthiopiafound

a27percentincreaseincasesofFGMinthe

SouthernNations,NationalitiesandPeoples’

Regionin2022comparedto2021.Thiswasduetogrowingeconomicinsecurityandinequalitiesstemmingfromconflict,climatechangeandtheCOVID-19pandemic.Priortothesehumanitariancrises,EthiopiawasmakingsignificantprogresstowardsFGMelimination,includingadecrease

inprevalenceamonggirlsaged15to19,from

62percentin2005(DHS)to47percentin2016(DHS).Many

reasons

forheightenedrisksofFGMduringtheCOVID-19pandemiccarriedintothe

humanitariancrisesin2022,includingschool

closures,disruptionsinessentialservices,alackofdirectaccesstocommunitieswheregirlsaremostatrisk,andnegativecopingstrategiesin

responsetohouseholdpoverty,suchasgirls

undergoingFGMinordertobemarried.Overall,themarkersofthepolycrisishavebeenmore

poverty,growinghumanitariancrises,deepeningclimateemergenciesandrisingfragility.

In2022,

humanitarianresponseplans

werein

placeinBurkinaFaso,Ethiopia,Mali,Nigeria,

Somalia,SudanandYemen.Plansinallseven

countriesmentionedtheneedforchildprotectionandGBVpreventionandresponse.Somalia’sandYemen’splansspecificallyreferencedtheneedto

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Howeducationintersectswithfemalegenitalmutilation

Educationduringemergencies,conflictsordisastersisoftensignificantlydisrupted,forreasonssuchasrising

povertyandschoolclosures.ThiscanraiserisksofFGM,givenevidencethateducationcanbeaprotectivefactorandatooltoaccelerateelimination.AccordingtoaUNICEF

databrief

,girlsandwomenwithaprimaryeducation

are30percentmorelikelythanthosewithnoeducationtoopposeFGM.Thesharerisesto70percentamonggirlsandwomenwithasecondaryeducationorhigher.Girlswhosemothershaveaprimaryeducationare40percent

lesslikelytoundergoFGMcomparedtothosewhosemothershavenoeducation.Thefactthat

54percentof

girlsnotenrolledinformaleducation

worldwideresideincrisis-affectedcountriesmayraiserisksofFGM,withconsequencesforcurrentandfuturegenerations.

addressFGM,whilethoseinEthiopiaandNigeriamentionedharmfulpracticesmorebroadly.As

morecountriesexperiencehumanitariancrises,theJointProgrammewillcontinuetoworkwithgovernments,civilsocietyandotherUnited

NationsorganizationstoensureFGMpreventionandresponseisintegratedinemergencyplanningandpreparednessaswellashumanitarian

responseplans.

Deepeningclimateemergencies:Accordingto

UNICEF,

children’sclimaterisks

areextremely

highin11countriesandhighin6countrieswheretheJointProgrammeoperates.In2022,climate

emergenciescreatedadditionalchallengesin

termsofendingFGM.AJointProgrammestudy

exploredtheintersectionbetweenclimatechangeandFGMinDjibouti,SomaliaandYemen.Itfoundthatclimate-relatedeconomicpressureresulted

infamilieshavinggirlsundergothepracticeata

youngeragetoincreasetheirmarriageabilityand

mitigatehouseholdpoverty.EvidencealsosuggeststhatdisruptionsinservicesandschoolclosuresasaresultofclimateemergenciesincreaseFGMriskssincetheseinstitutionsplayrolesinmonitoringandreportingcases.

Risingfragility:Fragilityisthecombination

ofexposuretoriskandtheinsufficientcoping

capacitiesofStates,systemsand/orcommunitiestomanage,absorbormitigaterisks.Thesemay

havepolitical,environmental,economic,human,

securityandsocietaldimensions.In2022,close

to90percentofcountrieswhereFGMiscommonwereconsidered

fragilecontexts

.Eritrea,Somalia,

SudanandYemenareextremelyfragile.AccordingtoanOrganisationforEconomicCo-operation

andDevelopment(OECD)

report

,girlsaremore

exposedtoFGMinsituationsoffragilitythaninotherdevelopmentcontexts.

Femalegenitalmutilation

innationalclimateactionplans

Theclimatecrisis,justlikenearlyeveryotherhumanitariananddevelopmentchallenge,

hasagreaterimpactongirlsandwomen,

endangeringtheirhealthandrights.Butthisconcernhasnotyetbeengivensufficient

attention.UNICEFreviewednationalclimateactionplans,knownasnationallydeterminedcontributions,aswellasnationalclimate

adaptationplansinthe17countriesthat

implementtheJointProgramme.Thereviewfoundthat80percentofthenationally

determinedcontributionsand66percentofnationaladaptationplansdonotincludereferencestoGBV,FGMorchildprotection.

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MappingthehumanitariansituationincountriesdirectlyinvolvedintheimplementationoftheJPFGM

◆Humanitarian

responseplansin2022:BurkinaFaso,

Ethiopia,Mali,Nigeria,Somalia,Sudanand

Yemen

●LeastdevelopedcountriesintheJointProgramme:Burkina

Faso,Djibouti,Eritrea,Ethiopia,

TheGambia,Guinea,Guinea-Bissau,Mali,Mauritania,Senegal,Somalia,Sudan,UgandaandYemen

Fragilecontexts:BurkinaFaso,Eritrea,Ethiopia,

Djibouti,TheGambia,Guinea,Guinea-Bissau,Kenya,Mali,

Mauritania,Nigeria,Somalia,Sudan,UgandaandYemen

▲Climateemergencies:Children’sclimate

riskisextremelyhighinBurkinaFaso,

Eritrea,Ethiopia,Guinea,Guinea-Bissau,

Mali,Nigeria,Senegal,Somalia,Sudanand

Yemen,andhighinDjibouti,Egypt,The

Gambia,Kenya,MauritaniaandUganda

Mauritania●▲■

Egypt▲

Mali●▲■

Eritrea●▲■

Senegal●▲

Yemen●▲■

TheGambia●▲■

Djibouti●▲■

Guinea-Bissau●▲■

Ethiopia●▲■

Guinea●▲■

Somalia●▲■

BurkinaFaso●▲■

Kenya▲■

Nigeria▲■

Uganda●▲■

Sudan●▲■

ChronicunderfundingofSDGtarget5.3

FundingforgenderequalityandFGMeliminationisnotkeepingpacewithpopulationgrowthandstagnatingeffortstoendthisharmfulpractice.Accordingto

UNFPAresearch

,ifeffortstoendFGMremainthesame,thenumberofgirlsatriskwillincreasefrom4.3millionin2023to4.6millionby2030(thisfiguredoesnotincludeUNFPA’s

2020

estimate

ofanadditional2millioncasesofFGMby2030thatwouldhavebeenavertedwithoutthepandemic).

UNFPAhasalsocalculated

thatreachinghigh-coveragetargetsfor31countrieswhereFGMisprevalentby2030requiresaninvestmentof$3.3billion.Thisscenariowouldavertmorethan24millioncasesofFGMby2030.

In2022,theJointProgrammecommissionedafinancialresourcesmappingexercisethatlookedatdonorsupportforFGMeliminationwithinandoutsidetheprogramme.Thisidentified99governmentandcivilsocietyprogrammesaddressingFGMacross12countriesthatreceiveapproximately$150millioninfundingsupport.Fundingfor

FGMeliminationprogrammesimplementedbygovernmentsandcivilsociety,theJointProgramme,andUNFPAandUNICEFoutsidetheJointProgrammetotalsapproximately$238million.Thisissignificantlylowerthanthe$3.3billionrequired.

Themappingexercisealsonotedthatmostfundingisofficialdevelopmentassistance.Thereisaglaringabsenceoffundingfromprivatesectorandphilanthropicorganizations.AchievingSDGtarget5.3requiresbothincreasinganddiversifyingfundingsources.

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CHAPTER2

JointProgramme

resultsin2022

12UNFPA-UNICEFJointProgrammeontheEliminationofFemaleGenitalMutilation?2022AnnualReport

PresentedherearekeyJointProgrammeresultsin2022that

advancedaglobalagendatoeliminateFGMby2030,anoverviewofprogressmadebytheAfricanUniontoendthisharmfulpractice,aswellasananalysisofJointProgrammeachievementsbasedontheresultsframeworkforPhaseIV.

AdvancingaGlobalAgenda

ThefiftiethsessionoftheHumanRightsCounciladopted

resolution50/16

ontheeliminationofFGM.ItcalledonMemberStatestoensureamoreholisticandcoordinatedapproachtothehumanitarian-

development-peacenexus,andtointegrateFGM

preventionandresponseeffortsinhumanitarian

preparednessandresponseplans.TheJoint

Programmesupportedthedraftingoftheresolution,whichfocusedoneliminatingcross-borderand

transnationalFGM.

Duringtheseventy-seventhsessionoftheUnitedNationsGeneralAssembly,therepresentativeof

BurkinaFasointroduceddraft

resolution77/L.18/

Rev.1

onbehalfoftheGroupofAfricanStates.It

callsforeliminatingFGM.TheJointProgramme

providedtechnicalinputsindraftingtheresolution,drawingonevidence-basedpracticesandlessons

learned.Thedraftresolutionexpressesconcernovertheimpactofglobalcrisesandconflicts,includingCOVID-19,oneffortstoendFGM.

The2022reportbytheSecretary-General

on

intensifyingglobaleffortsfortheeliminationof

femalegenitalmutilation

highlightstheimperativetoaddresstheimpactsofglobalhumanitariancrisesandongoingconflicts,includingclimatechange

andenvironmentaldegradationandtheCOVID-19pandemic,andtheurgentneedtoscaleupfinancialandhumanresources.TheJointProgramme

providedtechnicalinputsforthereport.

A

report

fromthesixtiethsessionofthe

CommissionontheStatusofWomenexpresseddeepconcernaboutasurgeinallformsof

violence,includingFGM,inthecontextof

climatechange,environmentaldegradation

anddisasters.Thereportdrewonlessonsand

technicalinputsprovidedbytheJointProgramme.

TheCommissionurgedgovernmentsandotherstakeholderstoeliminate,preventandrespondtoFGMinsuchcontextsthroughmultisectoralandcoordinatedapproaches.

Atahigh-levelside-eventco-hostedbythe

JointProgrammeatthesixty-sixthsession

oftheCommissionontheStatusofWomen,

MemberStates,UNorganizationsandcivilsocietyorganizationscalledforaglobalresponseto

accelerateeffortstoeliminateFGMintheface

ofclimatechange,thepandemic,conflictsand

populationgrowth,andurgedincreasedinvestmentstoendthepractice.

InDecember2022,UNICEF,astheSecretariatoftheDonorWorkingGrouponFGM,joinedLuxembourg’sMinistryofForeignandEuropeanAffairstoco-hostthegroup’sannualmeeting.Actionpointsincluded:exploringpublic-privatepartnershipsbeyond

officialdevelopmentassistance,anddevelopinganadvocacystrategythatcomprisesformulatingspecificFGMindicatorsthatcouldbeintegratedinhumanitarianareasofresponsibility.

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ITTAKESACONTINENT

TOPROTECTAGIRL

THEAFRICANUNIONCAMPAIGNS

TOELIMINATEFGM

Formorethanadecade,theJointProgrammehasworkedwiththeAfricanUnion

tostrengthenpoliticalaccountabilityandreaffirmitscommitmenttoachieving

SDGtarget5.3and

Agenda2063:TheAfricaWeWant

.TheAfricanUnioncallsfor

implementingstronglegislativeframeworks,allocatingdomesticfinancialresources,

promotingtheuseofevidenceanddata,implementingacontinentalsocialmarketing

campaigntoshiftharmfulsocialnorms,engagingcivilsocietyandcommunitygroups,

andimprovingreportingthroughexistinginstrumentsandplatforms,includingthe

AfricanCommitteeofExpertsontheRightsandWelfareoftheChildandtheAfrican

CommissiononHumanandPeople’sRights.

Asthefollowingtimelinedemonstrates,theAfricanUnionhas

madesignificantprogressbyreaffirmingitscommitmentto

genderequalityandtheeliminationofFGMwithsupportfrom

theEuropeanUnion-UnitedNationsSpotlightInitiative’sAfrica

RegionalProgramme.

2018

OuagadougouCalltoActionon

EliminatingFemaleGenitalMutilation

AninternationalconferenceonFGMwasorganizedbytheAfricanUnion,UNFPAandUNICEFin

Ouagadougou,BurkinaFaso,andjoinedbyover400participantsfrom34countries.AfricanUnion

memberStatesadoptedthe

OuagadougouCallto

ActiononEliminatingFemaleGenitalMutilation

,and

anactionplanforthe2019roll-outoftheAfricanUnionCampaignonEndingFGM.

14

2023

SecondInternational

ConferenceonFGM

ScheduledforOctober2023,theconferencepresents