Monday, 6 February 2017

World marks International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation- UNICEF



   As the world marks International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation today February 6, UNICEF is calling on governments at all levels, civil society organisations, traditional and religious leaders to join together and end the scourge of Female Genital Mutilation and Cutting in Nigeria.

  Marking the Day, UNICEF Representative in Nigeria, Mohamed Fall, stressed that study has shown that there is no benefit to cut any girl or woman for non-medical reasons, warning that the practice that can cause severe physical and psychological harm.
   According to him, Ebonyi and Osun states have 74 and 77 per cent prevalence of Female Genital Mutilation and Cutting respectively.

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