Female Genital Mutilation is not a woman's issue, it is everyone's

“I curse the practice of FGM and I don’t want any daughter of mine to go through this process that almost claimed my life," says Margaret Chepoteltel who was 13 when she underwent Female Genital Mutilation. She was looking forward to it back then. Little did she know that the procedure could cause lifelong health problems. When giving birth to her first child, Margaret faced complications, “I was lucky because somehow I stayed alive, but I eventually lost my baby.”

Female Genital Cutting/Mutilation: An Under-Recognized Form of GBV in the US, 2021 - Asian Pacific Institute on Gender Based Violence Website

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Middle East and North Africa (MENA)

Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) Statistics - UNICEF Data

The medical solutions for women living with female genital mutilation – The Irish Times

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Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) Statistics - UNICEF Data

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Asia EEAS

EU at the UN - Geneva #MultilateralismMatters on X: Important to remember: FGM is NOT a religious practice FGM IS a problem in Europe FGM is NOT only “a woman's issue It

Women seek end to Female Genital Mutilation culture in Nigeria The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News — Guardian Woman — The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News

The medical solutions for women living with female genital mutilation – The Irish Times