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Djibouti hosts regional anti-FGM Conference
Djibouti hosts regional anti-FGM Conference
By Mohamed Taha Tawakel, Anadolu Agency, 07 Feb 2014
Djibouti hosted a regional conference on Friday devoted to combatting female genital mutilation (FGM). Held under the motto "Towards a circumcision-free society," the conference was attended by Djiboutian First Lady Hadra Mohamoud Hade and Italian Foreign Minister Emma Bonino. The event was also attended by representatives from Ethiopia, the Ivory Coast and Yemen; governmental and civil society organizations; the African Committee against Female Circumcision; and religious leaders and elders. The conference was organized by the Djibouti Women's Association in collaboration with the country's Family Planning Ministry. A report presented at the conference revealed that incidents of FGM had declined by half – from 80 percent a decade ago to a current 40 percent.