In its second phase for the 2014-2017 period , which is designed to respond to the recommendations of the joint evaluation of the UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Programme and build a stronger framework for scaling up , the Joint Programme will contribute to the acceleration of total elimination of female genital mutilations within the next generation ( i.e . within 20 years , to achieve a 40 per cent decrease in prevalence among girls aged 0-14 years in at least five countries , with at least one country declaring total elimination of the practice by the end of 2017 ) . In 2014 , the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women ( UN-Women ) joined the Joint Programme in its second phase to support , at the policy level , the effective integration of perspectives related to gender equality and the elimination of violence against women and girls .