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F E B R U A R Y  6 TH

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 I N t e r n a t i o n a l  D a y

 

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Zero Tolerance

 

F O r 

"Female Genital

  Mutilation" 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Key facts

Female genital mutilation (FGM) includes procedures that intentionally alter or cause injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons.

  • The procedure has no health benefits for girls and women.
     

  • Procedures can cause severe bleeding and problems urinating, and later cysts, infections, as well as complications in childbirth and increased risk of newborn deaths.

  • 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].  [1] Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting: A Global Concern - UNICEF, New York, 2016.

  • 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"

is a Horrific​

"Crime Against

  Humanity!"

Above Text Courtesy, United Nations - WHO

Learn more "Key Facts" about

"Female Genital Mutilation"

on the following web page:

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United Nations

Secretary-General's Message

REMINDER:  FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION,

OR FGM, IS AN “ABHORRENT VIOLATION

OF FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHTS”

February 6, 2025

Courtesy, United Nations

Ending Female Genital Mutilation

                          by 2030

x x x x 

NOW!

"Let’s join forces to make female genital mutilation

history and ensure a brighter, healthier, and more just 

future for all women and girls everywhere."

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Courtesy, United Nations - UNFPA:  Left: A young woman in traditional attire holding a banner promoting the end of FGM. Right: Traditional communicators raise awareness about the law banning FGM in The Gambia.

Female genital mutilation is a horrific act of gender-based violence.

More than 230 million girls and women alive today are survivors of this abhorrent practice.

As one of the most brutal manifestations of gender inequality, female genital mutilation inflicts profound, lifelong physical and mental harm, carries life-threatening health risks, and violates the rights of women and girls to bodily autonomy, safety, and dignity.

Eradicating this vicious human rights violation is urgent, and it is possible.

As this year’s theme reminds us, we are making progress, but we must pick up the pace. We must strengthen global movements to break down harmful attitudes, beliefs and gender stereotypes. And we need to bolster strong partnerships between governments, grassroots organizations and survivors to supercharge efforts and eliminate this scourge by 2030.

The Pact for the Future, agreed at the United Nations last September, includes a commitment by Member States to eliminate female genital mutilation by tackling negative social norms and gender discrimination.

Let’s join forces to make female genital mutilation history and ensure a brighter, healthier, and more just future for all women and girls everywhere.

Quote and Text Courtesy, UN Secretary-General, António Guterres

Learn more on the following web pages:

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Ending Female Genital Mutilation

                         by 2030

x x x x 

NOW!

2024 THEME:

"Her Voice. Her Future:  Investing in Survivor-Led

Movements to End Female Genital Mutilation”

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Courtesy, United Nations/UFPA

In the 21st Century, the inhumane practice

of Female Genital Mutilation [FGM] 

continues with governing entities

yet condoning this horrific brutal 

violation of "HUMAN RIGHTS" 

which is in fact a. . .

"CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY'S

HUMAN FEMALES!"

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"Female genital mutilation (FGM) comprises all procedures that involve altering or injuring the female genitalia for non-medical reasons and is recognized internationally as a violation of the human rights, the health and the integrity of girls and women.

Girls who undergo female genital mutilation face short-term complications such as severe pain, shock, excessive bleeding, infections, and difficulty in passing urine, as well as long-term consequences for their sexual and reproductive health and mental health.

Although primarily concentrated in 30 countries in Africa and the Middle East, female genital mutilation is a universal issue and is also practiced in some countries in Asia and Latin America. Female genital mutilation continues to persist amongst immigrant populations living in Western Europe, North America, Australia and New Zealand.

Over the last three decades, the prevalence of FGM has declined globally. Today, a girl is one-third less likely to undergo FGM than 30 years ago. However, sustaining these achievements in the face of humanitarian crises such as disease outbreaks, climate change, armed conflict and more could cause a rollback of progress toward achieving gender equality and the elimination of FGM by 2030.

More than 200 million girls and women alive today have undergone female genital mutilation. This year, nearly 4.4 million girls will be at risk of this harmful practice. This equates to more than 12,000 cases every day.

With seven years remaining in this decade of action, our collective actions must be centered around creating environments where girls and women can exercise their power and choice, enjoying full rights to health, education, and safety. And this is possible through investments in initiatives led by survivors of female genital mutilation who are challenging harmful gender and social norms. Their voices and actions can transform deeply rooted social and gender norms, allowing girls and women to realize their rights and potential in terms of health, education, income, and equality.

To promote the elimination of female genital mutilation, coordinated and systematic efforts are needed, and they must engage whole communities and focus on human rightsgender equality, sexual education and attention to the needs of women and girls who suffer from its consequences."

Text Courtesy, United Nations

Learn more on the following web page:

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Humanity's Ambassadorial Message: 6 February 2023

Jaha Dukureh, Regional UN Women Ambassador for Africa

Portrait of Jaha Dukureh, Regional UN Women Ambassador for Africa, who fights against fema

END FGM

NOW!

END FGM IN AFRICA 

AND THROUGHOUT

EVERY PLACE

AROUND THE WORLD!

Courtesy, United Nations/UN Women/Ryan Brown

GLOBAL GOVERNING ENTITIES MUST

FORBID THE HORRIFIC PRACTICE

KNOWN AS

"FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION"

FGM:

WHICH IS IN FACT A HORRIFIC

"CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY!"

Learn more on the following web pages:

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Remember . . .

EVERY FEMALE IS

HUMANITY'S DAUGHTER!

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End Female Genital Mutilation

by  2030 . . . NOW!

x x x x 

February 6, 2022

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Daughters of Somalia, a continuous pledge to end female genital mutilation

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Courtesy, United Nations / Luca Zordan for UNFPA

Girls participate in an event at their school in Garowe, Puntland, during which Y-PEER explains the harmful effects of FGM.

Must See Video

Fight Against FGM (Female Genital Mutilation)

Video Courtesy,  United Nations

Governing Entities

 MUST END FGM: 

NOW!

Learn more on the following web page:

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End Female Genital Mutilation

by  2030 . . . NOW!

x x x x 

February 6, 2021

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Fathers . . . Take a Stand! 

PROTECT!

AGAINST FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION 2021 -

Courtesy, United Nations / Luca Zordan for UNFPA

Mura Arabe (second from the right) and her family in Afar, Ethiopia. Mura’s father supports the abandonment of female genital mutilation and has protected his daughters from undergoing this practice.

Must See Video

The girl who said 'NO' to FGM

Video Courtesy,  The Guardian

Learn more on the following web page:

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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT:

 Sudan bans female genital mutilation,

UNICEF vows to help support new law

May 2020

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Courtesy, UNICEF / Kate Holt

The Saleema initiative, launched in 2008 by the National Council of Child Welfare and UNICEF Sudan, supports the protection of girls from genital cutting.

Is your governing entity banning . . .

the "horrific crime" of 

 Female Genital Mutilation?!

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Learn more on the following web pages:

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END FGM NOW . . . FOR ALL!

Reminder:  

 Female Genital Mutilation is

a criminal act punishable

according to Law!

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r E M E M B E r :

Humanity's

daughters

arE

our daugHterS!

DEMAND

 

AN . . .

end tO . . .

"Female Genital

 

Mutilation"

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N O W ! !

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Learn more about FGM and . . .

United Nations Efforts to E N D

"Female Genital Mutilation"​​

on the following web pages:

Courtesy, United Nations 

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If you’ve missed the work of EPACHA in its Phase I duration, please be encouraged to click on the below web links.

Sincerest Thanks are Extended to http://archive.org/web/ for having made possible an archived viewing of

 

EPACHA Foundation’s entire volume of its Phase I web pages:

https://web.archive.org/web/20180321225044/http://www.epacha.org/Pages/Home_Page_BkUp3.aspx

Complete List of EPACHA - Phase I web pages:

https://web.archive.org/web/20180321224129/http://www.epacha.org/Pages/Site_Map_List_of_EPACHAs_Web_Pages.aspx

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