Global Female Genital Mutilation Rises by 15 Percent in Eight Years

Global Female Genital Mutilation Rises by 15 percent in Eight Years

By: Shobha ShuklaIt even happens in Singapore. BBC PhotoTen years ago at the United Nations General Assembly, all world leaders promised to eliminate the practice of female genital mutilation/ cutting by 2030. But instead of declining, the practice has increased by 15 percent over the past eight years, according to a March 2024 UNICEF report, from 200 m…

Instead of declining, rates of female genital mutilation/ cutting rose by 15% in 8 years - Global News Network Liberia

Ten years back at the United Nations General Assembly, all world leaders promised to eliminate the harmful practice of female genital mutilation/ cutting (SDG-5 target 5.3) by 2030. But instead of declining, female genital mutilation/ cutting has instead increased by 15% over the past 8 years: from 200 million in 2016 to over 230 million in 2024. More than 230 million girls and women alive today have undergone female genital mutilation/ cutting …