[UN Observance] International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation
Each year on February 6, the United Nations Commemorates the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation.
Over 200 million girls and women alive today have experienced FGM. In 2019, an estimated 4.1 million girls were at risk of being cut. In 25 countries where FGM is routinely practiced and data are available, an estimated 68 million girls will be cut between 2015 and 2030 unless concerted and accelerated action is taken.
To learn more about UNFPA & UNICEF’s Joint Programme to Eliminate Female Genital Mutilation, currently in Phase III, click here.
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