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on Feb. 5, 2008. Over 230 million women and girls have undergone female genital
mutilation, most of whom live in Africa, according to a report issued on Friday,
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UNICEF: 230 MILLION FEMALES ARE CIRCUMCISED GLOBALLY, 30 MILLION MORE THAN IN
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CAIRO (AP) — Over 230 million women and girls have undergone female genital
mutilation, most of whom live in Africa, according to a report issued on Friday
by the United Nations children’s agency.
In the last eight years, some 30 million people have undergone the procedure, in
which external genitalia are partially or fully removed, UNICEF estimated in the
report, which was released on International Women’s Day.
The percentage of women and girls who experience female genital mutilation is
declining, UNICEF said, but it warned that efforts to eradicate the practice are
too slow to keep up with fast-growing populations.
“The practice of female genital mutilation is declining, but not fast enough,”
the report said.
The practice, incorrectly believed to control women’s sexuality, can cause
serious bleeding and even death. Girls are subjected to the procedure at ages
ranging from infancy to adolescence. Long term, it can lead to urinary tract
infections, menstrual problems, pain, decreased sexual satisfaction and
childbirth complications, as well as depression, low self-esteem and
post-traumatic stress disorder.
“We’re also seeing a worrying trend that more girls are subjected to the
practice at younger ages, many before their fifth birthday. That further reduces
the window to intervene,” said UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell.
Some 144 million women and girls have been through female genital mutilation in
Africa alone, followed by Asia and the Middle East with 80 million and 6 million
respectively, the report said. Somalia tops the list of countries where the
practice, also known as female circumcision, is prevalent, with 99% of the
female population between the ages of 15 and 49 having been circumcised.
Burkina Faso made the most significant progress, reducing the proportion of
women between 15 and 49 who were circumcised from 80% to 30% over three decades.
The report also showed that 4 in every 10 survivors live in conflict-torn
countries with high population growth rates, adding that political instability
disrupts efforts prevent the practice and provide support to victims.
“Ethiopia, Nigeria and Sudan account for the largest numbers of girls and women
who have undergone female genital mutilation in conflict-affected countries,”
the report said.
Although the report hailed the progress made in some countries, it warned that
the world is falling short of what would be needed to meet the U.N.’s goal of
eradicating the practice globally by 2030.
“In some countries, progress would need to be 10 times faster than the best
progress observed in history in order to reach the target by 2030,” said the
report.
Nimco Ali, CEO of the Five Foundation, a UK-based charity that fights female
genital mutilation, said the UNICEF estimates were “shocking” and “devastating,”
and more funding is urgently needed to end the practice.
“We must use the last six years of this decade to finally get to grips with this
abhorrent abuse of a girl’s human rights and save the next generation from the
horrors of FGM,” the Somali-born activist, author and female genital mutilation
survivor said in a press release.
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