What is Female Genital Mutilation?
Female genital mutilation (FGM), is a practice that involves the partial or total removal or other injuries to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons. The various types of FGM done across countries is categorised into 4 types.
How many women and girls are affected?
Globally, over 200 million girls and women alive today have undergone female genital mutilation. The numbers are high in about 30 countries
Where is Female Genital Mutilation practiced?
FGM is practiced in more than 30 countries in Africa, Asia and the Middle East, and due to migration it is also practiced in Europe, the Americas, and Australia. FGM is a global issue transcending cultural, religious and political boundaries. National representative data on FGM is available in 32 countries, however, the practice has been […]