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International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation
February 6, 2019
INTERNATIONAL DAY OF ZERO TOLERANCE TO FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION: Female genital mutilation (FGM) comprises all procedures that involve altering or injuring the female genitalia for non-medical reasons, and is recognized internationally as a violation of the human rights of girls and women. Over 140 million girls and women alive today have undergone some form of FGM.