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With a little more effort, we can eradicate FGM

Part of girls from Kuria community who have been rescued from the FGM on December 14, 2022. [Caleb Kingwra, Standard]

The International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) was observed on February 6, 2023 under the theme, 'Partnership with men and boys to transform social and gender norms to end FGM".

According to data from the UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Programme on the Elimination of Female Genital Mutilation, this internationally outlawed practice has caused serious injuries to the physical and mental health of over 200 million women and girls globally, out of which four million girls and women are in Kenya.

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