Female Circumcision
Female genital mutilation (FGM), also known as female genital cutting and female circumcision, is the ritual cutting or removal of some or all of the external female genitalia. The practice is found in Africa, Asia and the Middle East, and within communities from countries in which FGM is common. UNICEF estimated in 2016 that 200 million women living today in 30 countries—27 African countries, Indonesia, Iraqi Kurdistan and Yemen—have undergone the procedures.Typically carried out by a traditional circumciser using a blade, FGM is conducted from days after birth to puberty and beyond. In half of the countries for which national …
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ARROW: Asian Pacific Resource and Research Centre for Women · 4 November 2024
religious perspectives, and the risks associated with it from information on the practice of female circumcision in a public health perspective. [...] At the end of the workshop, the participants developed …
re-Professionals_Unveiling-the-Harms-of-Female-Circumcision-in-Malaysia-1.pdf https://arrow.org.my/w … with it from information on the practice of female circumcision in a public health perspective. In Malaysia …
UN: The United Nations · 17 October 2024 English
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female genital mutilation or so-called female circumcision.7 7. Please provide information on measures …
UN: The United Nations · 14 October 2024 Spanish
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UN: The United Nations · 14 October 2024 Chinese
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