The Development Gateway Foundation interviewed Germany’s Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development, Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul. In this interview, the Minister addresses various questions related to FGC and discusses the measures that have been taken to deal with this issue, including cross-border programs and support of advocacy work in schools, health centres, village assemblies and other community empowerment activities done by women’s associations and other NGOs against FGC.

Please use the links below to access the full text interview, further information on FGC and related articles that appear on the Civil Society and Population and Reproductive Health dgCommunities.

Read complete interview with Germany's Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development.

Read interview with Ms Thoraya Obaid, Executive Director of UNFPA: Q & A on FGC and DG special collection of articles