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   Is female genital mutilation a human right?

   • More than 230 million girls and women alive today have undergone female genital mutilation (FGM) in 30 countries in Africa, the Middle East and Asia where FGM is practiced. FGM is mostly carried out on young girls between infancy and age 15. FGM is a violation of the human rights of girls and women.

   Female genital mutilation - World Health Organization (WHO)

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   How is mutilation performed?

   • The mutilation process is undergone alone or in a group of about 40 women or more using the same instruments throughout [ 14 ]. The procedure is usually performed in a ceremonial way accompanied by food, music, and gifts. The operators (‘circumcisers’) are often religious leaders with inadequate training or midwives/birth attendants.

   An Overview of Female Genital Mutilation in Africa: Are the Women

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   How many countries have banned female genital mutilation (FGM)?

   • Since the establishment of the UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Programme on the Elimination of Female Genital Mutilation, 13 countries have passed national legislation banning FGM. The programme has also helped more than 6 million girls and women receive prevention, protection and treatment services related to FGM.

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   What are the different types of female genital mutilation?

   • Female genital mutilation is classified into 4 major types: Type 1: This is the partial or total removal of the clitoral glans (the external and visible part of the clitoris, which is a sensitive part of the female genitals), and/or the prepuce/clitoral hood (the fold of skin surrounding the clitoral glans).

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2. www.who.int › detail › female-genital-mutilationFemale genital mutilation - World Health Organization (WHO)

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   Feb 5, 2024 · More than 230 million girls and women alive today have undergone female genital mutilation (FGM) in 30 countries in Africa, the Middle East and Asia where FGM is practiced. FGM is mostly carried out on young girls between infancy and age 15. FGM is a violation of the human rights of girls and women.

3. www.bbc.com › news › world-47131052What is FGM, where does it happen and why? - BBC

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   Feb 6, 2019 · Female genital mutilation, or FGM for short, is the deliberate cutting or removal of a female's external genitalia. It often involves the removal or cutting of the labia and clitoris, and the...

4. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › pmc › articlesAn Overview of Female Genital Mutilation in Africa: Are the ...

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   Sep 4, 2020 · Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is a social phenomenon that is deeply rooted in African socio-cultural and religious facets. It covers a sequence of procedures carried out on the genitals of females of different ages, including total or partial removal of the female external genitalia or other injuries to the female genital organs for non ...

   • Author: Ganiyu O Shakirat, Muhammad A Alshibshoubi, Eldia Delia, Anam Hamayon, Ian H Rutkofsky
   • DOI: 10.7759/cureus.10250

   • Publish Year: 2020
   • Publication: Cureus. 2020 Sep; 12(9): e10250.

5. theconversation.com › female-genital-mutilation-isFemale genital mutilation is on the rise in Africa ...

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   May 12, 2024 · To eliminate female genital mutilation by 2030, progress would need to be 27 times faster. Understanding shifting trends behind this practice is a start.

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7. www.unicef.org › protection › female-genital-mutilationWhat is female genital mutilation? - UNICEF

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   Female genital mutilation (FGM) refers to all procedures involving partial or total removal of the female external genitalia or other injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons. It is most often carried out on young girls between infancy and age 15.

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   More than 200 million girls and women alive today have been cut in 30 countries in Africa, the Middle East and Asia where FGM is concentrated 1. FGM is mostly carried out on young girls between infancy and age 15. FGM is a violation of the human rights of girls and women.

9. africa.unwomen.org › en › storiesYour questions answered: What is female genital mutilation ...

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   Feb 5, 2023 · What is female genital mutilation? FGM is a form of violence against women which entails the ‘partial or total removal of the female external genitalia or other injury to female genital organs for non-medical reasons’ and is normally carried out between infancy and age 15.