International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation in 2021
International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation seeks to raise awareness and eliminate the practice of female genital mutilation. Female genital mutilation is a procedure involving the altering or injuring of the female genitalia for non-medical reasons.
Top X Posts (formerly Tweets) for International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation - in 2021
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Female genital mutilation (FGM) is rooted in #gender #inequality and the social norms that uphold it.
Meet three #women who are driving change in their communities, and join the global movement to #EndFGM: https://t.co/d3sGgfUj8W via @UNFPA https://t.co/DvnEJ7bMHs
There is no reason why people should mutilate the genitals of girls in the name of female circumcision.
No reason at all!
Copy and paste this on your TL, to add your voice to Zero Tolerance For Female Genital Mutilation.
COVID creates 'fertile ground' for genital cutting in Africa. From east to west, the COVID-19 pandemic has seen a surge in reports of girls across Africa undergoing Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) @nitabhalla
https://t.co/s6SbSbNeeU
If politicians can create consensus on addressing an issue like female genital mutilation in the face of religious liberties and 'free speech', there is no reason why that shouldn't be achieved for a a practice that is equally problematic publicly but more widespread.