United Nations unanimously calls for a global ban on female genital mutilation

United Nations unanimously calls for a global ban on female genital mutilation
CBC News (Canada), 20 Dec 2012

The United Nations took an important step today toward eliminating one of the most barbaric practices in the world.
Female genital mutilation.
Well now, the UN General Assembly has unanimously approved a resolution calling on countries to ban female genital mutilation.
It calls the practice a form of "irreparable, irreversible abuse" and a serious threat to the psychological, sexual and reproductive health of women and girls.
The resolution, which is not legally binding, asks the 193 U.N. members to condemn the procedure, and take all necessary measures "to protect women and girls from this form of violence."
A number of non-governmental organizations have spent the past ten years, urging the UN to call for this ban.
One of the key ones was the Ban FGM Campaign.

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