$15m fund launched to create ‘unstoppable momentum’ to end FGM worldwide
Gambian activists celebrate the overturning of a bill to end a ban on female genital mutilation in 2024. Photograph: Malick Njie/ReutersView image in fullscreenGambian activists celebrate the overturning of a bill to end a ban on female genital mutilation in 2024. The case follows a 2024 parliamentary effort to repeal the ban, which lawmakers rejected after months of debate, amid strong resistance from women’s rights groups.
- ▪Gambian activists celebrate the overturning of a bill to end a ban on female genital mutilation in 2024.
- ▪Photograph: Malick Njie/ReutersView image in fullscreenGambian activists celebrate the overturning of a bill to end a ban on female genital mutilation in 2024.
- ▪The case follows a 2024 parliamentary effort to repeal the ban, which lawmakers rejected after months of debate, amid strong resistance from women’s rights groups.
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Gambian activists celebrate the overturning of a bill to end a ban on female genital mutilation in 2024. But progress remains fragile, advocates say. Photograph: Malick Njie/ReutersView image in fullscreenGambian activists celebrate the overturning of a bill to end a ban on female genital mutilation in 2024. But progress remains fragile, advocates say. Photograph: Malick Njie/ReutersWomen's rights and gender equality$15m fund launched to create ‘unstoppable momentum’ to end FGM worldwideHer Horizon Fund seeks $100m to stop practice harming 230m women and girls globally Supported byAbout this contentKaren McVeighFri 11 Sep 2026 00.00 EDTLast modified on Fri 11 Sep 2026 00.01 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleFrontline activists and leaders in the fight against female genital mutilation,…
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