November 25th is the international day for the elimination of violence against women, and the Italian Cooperation in Kenya has joined the campaign coordinated by the NGO AIDOS against female genital mutilation launched by Minister for Equal Opportunities Mara Carfagna and Vice President of the Senate Emma Bonino. The Nairobi

SOMALIA: Drought IDPs forced to flee fighting in border town Thu, 22 Sep 2011 09:16 GMT Source: Content Partner // IRIN NAIROBI, 22 September 2011 (IRIN) – Hundreds of displaced families taking refuge from the drought in a town on the Kenya-Somalia border have been forced to flee fighting between

Ritual cutting of girls’ genitals is practised by some African, Middle Eastern and Asian communities in the belief it protects a woman’s virginity. Dialog Forening wants action to end FGM.