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FGM

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FGM is mostly carried out on young girls between infancy and age ____________.
In 1997, the ___________(World Health Organization) issued a joint statement against the practice of FGM together with the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).
FGM is recognized internationally as a violation of the _________ _________ of girls and women
FGM comprises all procedures that involve partial or total removal of the external ___________ ___________, or other injury to the female organs for non-medical reasons
In most society where FGM is practiced, it is considered a ____________ ____________, which is often used as an argument for its continuation
The reasons why FGM's are performed vary from one region to another as well as over time, and include a mix of ______________ _____________ within families and communities
FGM can cause __________ __________and problems urinating, and later cysts, infections, as well as complications in childbirth and increased risk of newborn deaths
FGM reflects a deep-rooted _________ between the sexes and constitutes an extreme form of discrimination against women
Where FGM is a social convention (social norm), the ________ ______________ to conform to what others do and have been doing, as well as the need to be accepted socially and the fear of being rejected by the community, are strong motivations to perpetuate the practice.
Down
Research shows that if practicing communities themselves decide to abandon FGM, the practice can be _____________ very rapidly.
More than _____ _________ _________girls and women alive today have been cut in 30 countries in Africa, the Middle East, and Asia, where FGM is concentrated
WHO efforts to eliminate FGM focus on: increasing _______: developing publications and advocacy tools for international, regional, and local efforts to end FGM within a generation
FGM is a violation of the _________ _________ of girls and women
FGM aims to ensure premarital virginity and ___________ ___________.
WHO efforts to eliminate FGM focus on building evidence: generating knowledge about the causes and ______________ of the practice, including why health care professionals carry out procedures, how to eliminate it, and how to care for those who have experienced FGM