International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics

An Indian woman from an Ismaili Shia Muslim sect called the Bohras is leading a petition against the practice of female genital mutilation, which still exists in her community, it has been reported.

Female genital mutilation is not only a problem faced in the third world but also in countries with a migrant population from nations where the act is practised.

The Darfurian Women's Advisory board in Sudan is trying to improve wellbeing and satisfaction among the female population, including maternal and newborn health.

United Nations secretary general Ban Ki-moon has called on governments around the world to fight violence against women, including female genital mutilation.

As many as nine out of ten adolescent girls could suffer female genital mutilation in some countries, research from analysis and mapping company Maplecroft has shown.

Female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) is becoming more common in one region of Somalia, it has been claimed.

Female genital mutilation has become more common following the ousting of former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak.

Worries have emerged that female genital mutilation could be being practised in the Maldives, the local Minivan News has revealed.

A movement opposing female genital mutilation - the practice of cutting off a girl's clitoris or labia - is sweeping across the African country of Senegal.

Female genital mutilation is one of the practices a campaigner has described as an obstacle to the empowerment of women in South Africa.