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International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation - February 06

February 8 , 2021 1343 days 868 0
  • This day spread awareness about Female Genital Mutilation.
  • It is performed mainly in Africa, particularly in North-Eastern, Eastern and Western Africa.
  • Against this practice WHO issued a joint statement together with the UNICEF and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in 1997.
  • The theme for this year is "No Time for Global Inaction, Unite, Fund, and Act to End Female Genital Mutilation."

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