| Title | Eliminating Female Genital Mutilation. An Interagency Statement |
| Publisher | Inter-Agency |
| Publication Date | February 2008 |
| Cite as | Inter-Agency, Eliminating Female Genital Mutilation. An Interagency Statement, February 2008, available at: http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/47c6aa6e2.html [accessed 8 November 2009] |
| Comments | This Statement is a call to all States, international and national organizations, civil society and communities to uphold the rights of girls and women. It also calls on those bodies and communities to develop, strengthen, and support specific and concrete actions directed towards ending female genital mutilation. The undersigning agencies (OHCHR, UNAIDS, UNDP, UNECA, UNESCO, UNFPA, UNHCR, UNICEF, UNIFEM, WHO) reaffirm their commitment to the elimination of female genital mutilation within a generation. |
Topics: Women-at-risk, Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), Children-at-risk, Harmful traditional practices, Violence against women, Violence against women,
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