Changing Norms What are the underlying social and cultural factors that drive the practice of FGM?

Strengthening Alliances and Building Movements to End FGM ... In 2012, the UN General Assembly designated February 6th as the International Day of Zero Tolerance ... Feb 6, 2024 ... Female Genital Mutilation or Cutting (FGM/C). FGM/C refers to all procedures involving partial or total removal of the external female genitalia ... Feb 5, 2019 ... FIGO joins WHO in the strongest opposition to any medicalisation of the procedure. "The 'medicalisation' of FGM is an alarming trend being seen all over the ... Other terms for FGM include 'female circumcision' or 'cutting'. FGM is recognised internationally as a violation of the human rights of girls and women. The ... Feb 27, 2025 ... Female genital mutilation or cutting (FGM/C) means piercing, cutting, removing, or sewing closed all or part of a girl's or woman's external genitals for no ... The WHO FGM Cost Calculator has two primary functions. It estimates the current and projected financial health care costs associated with FGM in specific ... Female genital mutilation (FGM) refers to all procedures involving partial or total removal of the female external genitalia or other injury to the female ... Jun 25, 2015 ... FGM has been illegal in Egypt since 2008, but the practice remains woven into the very fabric of Egyptian society, where many see cutting as a ... FGM is universally considered a practice resulting from patriarchal societies and the subsequent powerlessness of women. It is considered to be rooted in male ... The Department of State defines female genital mutilation and cutting (FGM/C) as all procedures involving partial or total removal of the external female ...