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CAMPAGNA GLOBALE DELL’ONU PER L’ABOLIZIONE DELLE MUTILAZIONI GENITALI FEMMINILI
Per la prima volta dieci agenzie delle Nazioni Unite si preparano ad uno sforzo congiunto, da portare a termine entro il 2015, per arrivare all’abolizione totale delle FGM nei paesi dell’Africa e dell’Asia
29 February 2008
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Ten United Nations bodies have pledged to end female genital mutilation (FGM) by 2015 in many countries of Asia, the Middle East and Africa. An estimated 3 million girls are at risk of undergoing the procedure which involves the partial or total removal of external female genital organs that some 140 million women have already endured. The UN agencies stressed the need for strong leadership and greater
resources to protect the health and lives of millions of women and girls.
In a statement, the agencies pledged to support governments and communities to abandon FGM, which remains widespread in many parts of the world, highlighting the damaging effects of the practice on the health of women, girls and newborn babies. The agencies expressed their concern about the "medicalization" of the practice, whereby it is performed by health professionals in health facilities, and the belief that it enhances a girl's chastity and chances of marriage by controlling her sexuality.
Pledging their commitment to end the practice are the Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), the UN Development Programme (UNDP), The UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organizations (UNESCO), the UN Population Fund (UNFPA), the Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights (UNHCHR), the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), the UN Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) and the World Health Organization (WHO).
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