FGM must be stopped. This is our pledge to include female genitalia to the UNESCO World Heritage List.

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FGM must be stopped. This is our pledge to include female genitalia to the UNESCO World Heritage List.

The Application

Press Release

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FACT:
Every minute, six girls are mutilated.

FGM continues to devastate lives worldwide with over 200 million victims. To put an end to the intolerable suffering, we strongly urge UNESCO to include female genital mutilation on the World Heritage List for protection.

The time to act is now.

FGM continues to devastate lives worldwide with over 200 million victims. To put an end to the intolerable suffering, we strongly urge UNESCO to include female genital mutilation on the World Heritage List for protection.

The time to act is now.

"Proposing the female genitalia as a UNESCO World Heritage site is important for visibility of women, women's sexuality, and violations against women's genitalia. It is also significant because it can foster discussions on the extent to which UNESCO World Heritage sites currently relate to the identity of individual states or regions.”

– Professor Teivo Teivainen,
chairman of the Finnish UNESCO committee

"Proposing the female genitalia as a UNESCO World Heritage site is important for visibility of women, women's sexuality, and violations against women's genitalia. It is also significant because it can foster discussions on the extent to which UNESCO World Heritage sites currently relate to the identity of individual states or regions.”

– Professor Teivo Teivainen,
chairman of the Finnish UNESCO committee

"Proposing the female genitalia as a UNESCO World Heritage site is important for visibility of women, women's sexuality, and violations against women's genitalia. It is also significant because it can foster discussions on the extent to which UNESCO World Heritage sites currently relate to the identity of individual states or regions.”

– Professor Teivo Teivainen,
chairman of the Finnish UNESCO committee


An international NGO says including female genitals in Unesco World Heritage List would help in the fight against FGM.

Kenya’s largest newspaper


Include female genitalia on Unesco World Heritage list, says NGO.

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Advocacy on International Day of the Girl Child (Oct. 11th) in Paris and Helsinki

Advocacy on International Day of the Girl Child (Oct. 11th) in Paris and Helsinki

Advocacy on International Day of the Girl Child (Oct. 11th) in Paris and Helsinki

We secured nearly 30 billboard locations near UNESCO Paris HQ for an impactful 48-hour display, amplifying our plea. Additionally, in Helsinki, we claimed a prominent ad spot near the Finnish Parliament House to engage local policymakers.

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