International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)
A statement by Soroptimist International of Europe
Female genital mutilation comprises all procedures involving partial or total removal of the external female genitalia or other injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons (WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, 1997 Joint Statement).
Nearly 200 million women and girls around the world have been harmed with FGM, mostly aged 15 or up to 49, mostly in the 30 countries of Africa, Middle East and Asia where it is prevalent.
In the majority of cases, it is perpetrated to young girls, without (...)
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