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With rising number of girls at risk, world in 'race against time' to end female genital mutilation – UN

With rising number of girls at risk, world in 'race against time' to end female genital mutilation – UN

Feb 07, 2018, at 03:34 pm

New York, Feb 7 (JEN): Female genital mutilation is a violent act that, among other things, causes infection, disease, childbirth complications and death, said the Executive Directors of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) in a joint statement for the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM).