Progress to prevent female genital mutilation needs to be ‘27 times faster’, says UN
Progress to prevent female genital mutilation needs to be ‘27 times faster’, says UN
The number of girls and women who have undergone female genital mutilation (FGM) has increased by 15% in the past eight years, according to new data.
Figures released by the UN children’s agency, Unicef, show that more than 230 million girls and women alive today have undergone FGM, compared with 200 million in 2016. The trend is towards girls being cut at a younger age, said Unicef executive director Catherine Russell.
“Female genital mutilation harms girls’ bodies, dims their futures, and endangers their lives,” she said. “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. We need to strengthen the efforts of ending this harmful practice.”
Work to eliminate the practice by the UN’s target date of 2030 would need to be happening 27 times faster than it is now, Unicef said. FGM is not becoming more common globally, but more girls are being born in FGM-practising countries in comparison with the rest of the world.
We just want her to look like Mum so she won't get teased in the locker room. it's much more hygienic. it's just a part of our culture. quick whats some other bullshit we use to excuse doing this to boys?
many before their fifth birthday.
Jesus Christ, I remember getting stitches when I was 2, imagine remembering this kind of pain, holy fuck.
Might just be (number of girls saved in year x) / ( (number of girls still getting cut in year x) - (number of girls still getting cut in year x - 1) )
Not surprising if you've had your eyes on World News. Rise of Taliban of Afghanistan, rise of Houthis in Yemen, etc. Perpetual wars in northern Africa. Gender violence growing across Asia and the USA.
Everyone was so quick to call for withdrawal from "forever wars" in the middle east, and certainly western countries were known to do a lot of harm in those regions, but we did a lot of good as well and nobody wants to acknowledge that.
We just want her to look like Mum so she won't get teased in the locker room. it's much more hygienic. it's just a part of our culture. quick whats some other bullshit we use to excuse doing this to boys?
many before their fifth birthday.
Jesus Christ, I remember getting stitches when I was 2, imagine remembering this kind of pain, holy fuck.
We just want her to look like Mum so she won't get teased in the locker room. it's much more hygienic. it's just a part of our culture. quick whats some other bullshit we use to excuse doing this to boys?
many before their fifth birthday.
Jesus Christ, I remember getting stitches when I was 2, imagine remembering this kind of pain, holy fuck.
Girls that survive genital mutilation also never mentally mature. I have seen research work that shows most never mature beyond early teens. Imagine being stuck mentally as a 12-13 year old for the rest of your life. Plus never enjoying sexually experience and mostly just being a baby machine.
It's a living nightmare.
Fuck you if you're even typing to equate FGM with circumcision. They are not the same.
Male circumcision is genital mutilation. Acknowledging that doesn't suggest a lack of empathy for any nonconsenting party involved in the practice of genital mutilation.
It's not the same category, it's worth understanding what female genital mutation is. Circumcision is removing the foreskin. More often than not the boy will not know the difference after it heals. But the same is not what happens to girls. If it was compatible, the whole penis would be removed. What is called Emasculation
Here's the Wikipedia description of FGM
Typically carried out by a traditional circumciser using a blade, FGM is conducted from days after birth to puberty and beyond. In half of the countries for which national statistics are available, most girls are cut before the age of five.[7] Procedures differ according to the country or ethnic group. They include removal of the clitoral hood (type 1-a) and clitoral glans (1-b); removal of the inner labia (2-a); and removal of the inner and outer labia and closure of the vulva (type 3). In this last procedure, known as infibulation, a small hole is left for the passage of urine and menstrual fluid; the vagina is opened for intercourse and opened further for childbirth.[8]