International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation 2023: 06 February

Category : Important Days Published on: February 07 2023

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The International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation is observed each year on February 6.
It is an international awareness day organised by the United Nations in order to combat the horrific practice of female genital mutilation (FGM).
FGM, also known as female genital cutting, female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) and female circumcision, is a practice where the external genitalia of females is cut or removed.
The practice is most common in around 30 African nations along with countries like Indonesia, Iraq, and Yemen.
In Somalia, 98 percent of women between the ages of 15 and 49 have undergone some form of FGM. In Guinea, the number stands at 97 percent.
The theme for International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation 2023 is “Partnership with Men and Boys to transform Social and gender Norms to End FGM”.
The International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation was established in 2003 after the Campaign Against Female Genital Mutilation made the official declaration on "Zero Tolerance to FGM" in Africa on February 6.