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Progress to prevent female genital mutilation needs to be ‘27 times faster’, says UN
The number of girls and women who have undergone female genital mutilation (FGM) has increased by 15% in the past eight years, according to new data.
Figures released by the UN children’s agency, Unicef, show that more than 230 million girls and women alive today have undergone FGM, compared with 200 million in 2016. The trend is towards girls being cut at a younger age, said Unicef executive director Catherine Russell.
“Female genital mutilation harms girls’ bodies, dims their futures, and endangers their lives,” she said. “We’re also seeing a worrying trend that more girls are subjected to the practice at younger ages, many before their fifth birthday. That further reduces the window to intervene. We need to strengthen the efforts of ending this harmful practice.”
Work to eliminate the practice by the UN’s target date of 2030 would need to be happening 27 times faster than it is now, Unicef said. FGM is not becoming more common globally, but more girls are being born in FGM-practising countries in comparison with the rest of the world.
Who are we kidding, genital mutilation is still being widely practiced in western countries as well.
Yes, but mostly on men, still GM however and should be outlawed
It’s (apparently) OK when christian/white/western/whatever/our people do it to infant boys.
Sure, but there are some important nuances.
Such as Jewish tradition?
Could you imagine if the US made it illegal for Jews to cut up baby dicks?
Not that, but the fact that men who have experienced this at a young age can still get off. The women cannot. There is a big difference.
They’re both abhorrent and barbaric practices perpetuated by ‘adults’ with the mental capacity of a neanderthal.
i can dream
You are barking at the wrong tree. I’m all for folks bodily autonomy.
Here we go…
Nuance bad.
My hypothesis is that almost all men are incapable of acknowledging there might be something wrong with their dick… and react quite poorly when it’s suggested.
I do feel it’s inconsiderate to suggest there’s something “wrong” with their penises. It isn’t their fault what was done to them. However, I do agree there definitely is an element of denial.
I was struggling for the (wrong?) right word and couldn’t find one.
“Involuntarily modified”?
I believe the correct word is mutilated.
It is. This time last week I was inundated with righteous outrage at using “mutilated”, I was hoping to stave off that this week.
That seems quite reasonable. Even leaving aside the propaganda, they cannot recognize what they have lost if they do not remember it.
Moreover, in the case of female mutilation, it is also mostly approved and advocated by women.
Obviously they should stop as well, but genital mutilation on women is a lot worse. Both the procedure and the adverse health effects