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I n t e r n a t i o n a l  D a y

 

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Zero Tolerance

 

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"Female Genital

 

  Mutilation" 

 

6th February

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Key facts

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Female genital mutilation (FGM) includes procedures that intentionally alter or cause injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons.

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  • The procedure has no health benefits for girls and women.
     

  • Procedures can cause severe bleeding and problems urinating, and later cysts, infections, as well as complications in childbirth and increased risk of newborn deaths.

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  • More than 200 million girls and women alive today have been cut in 30 countries in Africa, the Middle East and Asia where FGM is concentrated[1].  â€‹[1] Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting: A Global Concern - UNICEF, New York, 2016.

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  • FGM is mostly carried out on young girls between infancy and age 15;

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  • FGM is a violation of the human rights of girls and women.​​

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"Female Genital

 

Mutilation"

 

 

is a Horrific

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"Crime Against

 

 Humanity!"

Above Text Courtesy, United Nations - WHO

Learn more "Key Facts" about

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"Female Genital Mutilation"

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at the following website:

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United Nations

Secretary-General's Message

REMINDER:  FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION,

OR FGM, IS AN “ABHORRENT VIOLATION

OF FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHTS”

February 6, 2023

Courtesy, United Nations

"I call on men and boys everywhere to join me in speaking out and stepping forward to end female genital mutilation,

for the benefit of all."

Female genital mutilation is an abhorrent violation of fundamental human rights that causes lifelong damage to the physical and mental health of women and girls.  It is one of the most vicious manifestations of the patriarchy that permeates our world.

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Some 4.2 million girls are at risk of being subjected to this act of gender-based violence during 2023 alone.  We need urgent investments and action to reach the Sustainable Development Goals target of eliminating female genital mutilation by 2030.

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Female genital mutilation is rooted in the same gender inequalities and complex social norms that limit women’s participation and leadership and restrict their access to education and employment.  This discrimination damages the whole of society, and we need urgent action by the whole of society to end it. 

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Men and boys – brothers, fathers, health workers, teachers, and traditional leaders – can be powerful allies in challenging and ending this scourge, as this year’s theme makes clear. I call on men and boys everywhere to join me in speaking out and stepping forward to end female genital mutilation, for the benefit of all.

On the International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation, let’s commit to social change and strong partnerships to put an end to female genital mutilation once and for all.

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António Guterres​​​​

Text / Quotes Courtesy, United Nations

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Humanity's Ambassadorial Message: 6 February 2023

Jaha Dukureh, Regional UN Women Ambassador for Africa

Portrait of Jaha Dukureh, Regional UN Women Ambassador for Africa, who fights against fema

END FGM

NOW!

END FGM IN AFRICA 

AND THROUGHOUT

EVERY PLACE

AROUND THE WORLD!

Courtsey, United Nations/UN Women/Ryan Brown

GLOBAL GOVERNING ENTITIES MUST

FORBID THE HORRIFIC PRACTICE

KNOWN AS

"FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION"

FGM:

WHICH IS IN FACT A HORRIFIC

"CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY!"

Learn more on the following web pages:

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Remember . . .

EVERY FEMALE IS

HUMANITY'S DAUGHTER!

- EPACHA Foundation -

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End Female Genital Mutilation

by  2030 . . . NOW!

x x x x 

February 6, 2022

Daughters of Somalia, a continuous pledge to end female genital mutilation

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Courtesy, United Nations / Luca Zordan for UNFPA

Girls participate in an event at their school in Garowe, Puntland, during which Y-PEER explains the harmful effects of FGM.

Must See Video

Fight Against FGM (Female Genital Mutilation)

Video Courtesy,  United Nations

Governing Entities

 MUST END FGM: 

NOW!

Learn more on the following web page:

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End Female Genital Mutilation

by  2030 . . . NOW!

x x x x 

February 6, 2021

Fathers . . . Take a Stand! 

PROTECT!

AGAINST FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION 2021 -

Courtesy, United Nations / Luca Zordan for UNFPA

Mura Arabe (second from the right) and her family in Afar, Ethiopia. Mura’s father supports the abandonment of female genital mutilation and has protected his daughters from undergoing this practice.

Must See Video

The girl who said 'NO' to FGM

Video Courtesy,  The Guardian

Learn more on the following web page:

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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT:

 Sudan bans female genital mutilation,

UNICEF vows to help support new law

May 2020

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Courtesy, UNICEF / Kate Holt

The Saleema initiative, launched in 2008 by the National Council of Child Welfare and UNICEF Sudan, supports the protection of girls from genital cutting.

Is your governing entity banning . . .

the "horrific crime" of 

 Female Genital Mutilation?!

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Learn more on the following web pages:

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END FGM NOW . . . FOR ALL!

Reminder:  

 Female Genital Mutilation is

a criminal act punishable

according to Law!

- EPACHA Foundation -

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r E M E M B E r :

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Humanity's

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daughters

 

arE

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our daugHterS!

DEMAND

 

AN . . .

end tO . . .

"Female Genital

 

Mutilation"

N O W ! !

- EPACHA Foundation -

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Learn more about FGM and . . .

United Nations Efforts to E N D​

"Female Genital Mutilation"​​

on the following web pages:

Courtesy, United Nations 

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EPACHA Foundation Extends

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Sincere Thanks to

UNITED NATIONS

for allowing use of images, and print

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presented herein.

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If you’ve missed the work of EPACHA in its Phase I duration, please be encouraged to click on the below web links.

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Sincerest Thanks are Extended to http://archive.org/web/ for having made possible an archived viewing of

 

EPACHA Foundation’s entire volume of its Phase I web pages:

https://web.archive.org/web/20180321225044/http://www.epacha.org/Pages/Home_Page_BkUp3.aspx

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Complete List of EPACHA - Phase I web pages:

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https://web.archive.org/web/20180321224129/http://www.epacha.org/Pages/Site_Map_List_of_EPACHAs_Web_Pages.aspx

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M A R C H   2 0 1 8   -   U P D A T E D   -   F E B R U A R Y   2 0 2 3

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