CAWTAR’s directories
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Directory of Govermental and Non Governmental Institutions to Support Women and Girls Survivors of Violence |
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Directory of poverty reduction and microcredits for women’s empowerment in the Arab countries |
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Directory of Studies and Research on Women’s Political Participation in MENA Region |
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دليل مقدمي الخدمات الموجهة للنساء في موريتانيا والسودان واليمن |
Female Genital Mutilation
This report is a comprehensive statistical overview of female genital mutilation/ cutting in the 29 countries where the practice is concentrated. Analysisof the data reflects current perspectives on female genital mutilation/ cutting, informed by the latest policy,programmatic and theoretical evidence. The purpose of the report is to generatean in-depth understanding of female genital mutilation/ cutting that can be applied to the development ofpolicies and programmes, with the ultimate aim of eliminating the practice.
Over the last several decades, effortsto address female genital mutilation/ cutting have intensifiedwith the support of many partners,including governments, internationalinstitutions, non-governmental organizations,religious and other civil society groups,and local communities. These efforts have contributed to andbenefitted from an evolving understanding ofthe practice and of the social dynamics that leadto its abandonment.
New insights into FGM/Care informing the design of policies and programmesboth in countries where it has beenpractised for generations and in areas where it isrelatively new and associated with immigration.The growing number of reports of public commitmentsto end female genital mutilation/ cutting and its actual abandonmentby population groups across a diverserange of countries are strong indications thatthe practice can indeed become a vestige of thepast. These grassroots movements, in turn, havefuelled international commitment to eliminate female genital mutilation/ cutting worldwide.
Over the last several decades, effortsto address female genital mutilation/ cutting have intensifiedwith the support of many partners,including governments, internationalinstitutions, non-governmental organizations,religious and other civil society groups,and local communities. These efforts have contributed to andbenefitted from an evolving understanding ofthe practice and of the social dynamics that leadto its abandonment.
New insights into FGM/Care informing the design of policies and programmesboth in countries where it has beenpractised for generations and in areas where it isrelatively new and associated with immigration.The growing number of reports of public commitmentsto end female genital mutilation/ cutting and its actual abandonmentby population groups across a diverserange of countries are strong indications thatthe practice can indeed become a vestige of thepast. These grassroots movements, in turn, havefuelled international commitment to eliminate female genital mutilation/ cutting worldwide.
