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30 million girls are at risk of female genital mutilation/cutting in the next decade, according to the Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting: A statistical overview and exploration of the dynamics of change by the United Nations Children’s Fund.
The report surveyed 29 African and the Middle East countries, where the practice FGM/C remains. According to the report, currently 125 million girls and women have been subjected to FGM/C, according to UN agencies.
“FGM/C is a violation of a girl’s rights to health, well-being and self-determination,” said UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Geeta Rao Gupta.
FGM/C remains almost universal in Somalia, Guinea, Djibouti, and Egypt, with more than nine out of 10 women and girls aged 15-49 being cut. In countries such as Chad, Gambia, Mali, Senegal, Sudan, or Yemen, there has been no discernible decline.
By contrast, the practice has declined in Kenya, Tanzania, Benin, Iraq, Liberia, Nigeria, and the Central African Republic.
The report surveyed 29 African and the Middle East countries, where the practice FGM/C remains. According to the report, currently 125 million girls and women have been subjected to FGM/C, according to UN agencies.
“FGM/C is a violation of a girl’s rights to health, well-being and self-determination,” said UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Geeta Rao Gupta.
FGM/C remains almost universal in Somalia, Guinea, Djibouti, and Egypt, with more than nine out of 10 women and girls aged 15-49 being cut. In countries such as Chad, Gambia, Mali, Senegal, Sudan, or Yemen, there has been no discernible decline.
By contrast, the practice has declined in Kenya, Tanzania, Benin, Iraq, Liberia, Nigeria, and the Central African Republic.