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Unity, funding and decisive action needed to end FGM and protect millions of girls, UN says

The need is even more pressing amid concerns that two million additional cases of FGM may occur over the next decade as the coronavirus pandemic shutters schools and disrupts programs that help protect girls from the harmful practice. In a message commemorating the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, Secretary-General António Guterres highlighted that by working together, “we can […]