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This International Women’s Day, meet the community care worker who is helping to improve the lives of girls and women in Dhaka.
Ahead of the 20th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration, Theresa Villiers addresses the NI Women's European Forum on violence against women and girls
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Voluntary and community African groups in the UK are being invited to bid for new grants to support their campaigns to end female genital mutilation in their countries of origin.
Cardiff’s leading campaigners against FGM have been praised for their role in ending the harmful practice.
Stephen Williams hears testimony from project workers about vital work in Bristol to end the practice of female genital mutilation.
How UK support to Punjab is helping girls in the region attend low-cost private schools and improve their life chances.
59 countries reaffirm their commitment to support Afghanistan to become a secure and stable nation.
UK aid to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is helping the province be more ‘female-friendly’ and support women to come forward and fight for justice on crimes committed against them.
How a UK aid funded programme is helping girls stay safe and healthy and learn to support themselves
A UK aid funded programme is helping disadvantaged women and youth by providing vocational training on life skills.
Lynne Featherstone re-affirms strength of UK partnership with Somalia on visit to Mogadishu.
Lynne Featherstone re-affirms strength of the UK’s partnership with the region.
Speech by the Development Secretary at USAID's Frontiers in Development, arguing that girls and women have a right to voice, choice and control over their lives.
Hague: "I welcome NATO’s leadership on this agenda and I look forward to working with Mari Skåre to turn commitments into practical action."
What was achieved at the Girl Summit 2014 - who signed the charter, the commitments that were made, photos from the day and video footage.
Charities with the best ideas on how to end female genital mutilation and child marriage to benefit from match funding from the UK government.
David Cameron's speech from the 2014 Girl Summit held in London.
The Deputy PM made the closing speech at Girl Summit 2014 on actions to help prevent female genital mutilation and child, early and forced marriage.
An FGM (female genital mutilation) prevention programme has been launched by the Department of Health and NHS England at the Girl Summit.
The government will today announce new action and funding to protect millions of girls from female genital mutilation and forced marriage.
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