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Around three million girls and women are at risk for genital mutilation or cutting annually, leaders at two United Nations institutions warned as the world marked International Day against Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C).
“Progress has been made in recent years in reducing the incidence of female genital mutilation or cutting, largely because communities and families are taking action and calling for change,” United Nations Population Fund (UNPFA) Executive Director Thoraya Obaid and UNICEF Executive Director Ann M. Veneman said.
“However an estimated 120 to 140 million women have been subject to this harmful and dangerous practice and three million girls continue to be at risk each year.” continue reading…
