International Day Against Female Genital Mutilation
- International Day Against Female Genital Mutilation
International Day Against Female Genital Mutilation is a UNICEF-sponsored awareness day that takes place February 6 each year. The idea came from the Inter-African Committee on Traditional Practices Affecting the Health of Women and Children in May 2005.[cite web| url=http://www.socintwomen.org.uk/RESOLUTIONS-ENGLISH/Tel%20Aviv%202005/GFM.html | title=International day against female genital mutilation | accessdate=2008-02-08 ] [cite web| url=http://www.unfpa.org/news/news.cfm?ID=927 | title=Statement on the International Day Against Female Genital Mutilation, UNFPA | accessdate=2008-02-08 ] ]It is an effort to make the world aware of female genital cutting and to promote its eradication.
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* [http://www.unicef.org/protection/index_genitalmutilation.html Child protection from violence, exploitation and abuse]
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