International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation.

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Programme on the Elimination of Female Genital Mutilation and the Inter-African Committee on Traditional Practices (IAC) launched this event which is marked every 6th February.

Theme: "No Time for Global Inaction, Unite, Fund, and Act to End Female Genital Mutilation."

Did You Know?
✍️UNFPA estimates there may be as many as 2 million cases of female genital mutilation by 2030 that would have otherwise been averted due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
✍️In 2021 alone, there are 4.16 million girls around the world, who are at risk of undergoing female genital mutilation.
✍️According to a UNFPA (pre-COVID-19) study, the cost of preventing female genital mutilation is $95 per girl today.
✍️30 countries where female genital mutilation is prevalent are experiencing high population growth, with at least 30 per cent of girls undergoing female population under the age of 15.
✍️Around 1 in 4 girls and women, or 52 million worldwide, experienced female genital mutilation, performed by health personnel pointing to an alarming trend in the medicalization of female genital mutilation.

To learn more about FGM and for References:
https://www.un.org/en/observances/female-genital-mutilation-day

https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/female-genital-mutilation

Join the campaign!
#Act2EndFGM

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