International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation in 2022

🚨 There is no justification whatsoever for female genital mutilation (FGM)! Yet, around 200 million women and girls alive today have undergone FGM. Today and every day, join @UNFPA to raise your voice to #EndFGM: https://t.co/ywPdOLtMor 🎨: Cami Zea https://t.co/kAIntKnT6z

— UNFPA Eswatini (@UNFPAEswatini) February 6, 2022

Female Genital Mutilation is recognized internationally as a violation of the human rights of girls & women. It reflects deep-rooted inequality between the sexes & constitutes an extreme form of discrimination against women. We still need to work, support the #EndFGM https://t.co/NCwvYwTXsY

— Constitution Hill SA (@VisitConHill) February 6, 2022

📢 On International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, we reaffirm our commitment to ending #FGM. 📢 #FGM harms girls' bodies, lives, and futures. 📢 To end #FGM, we must invest more in preventing it and assisting survivors. #InvestDontRest #EndFGM #Africa https://t.co/jGcseRoXzp

— UNFPA East and Southern Africa (@UNFPA_ESARO) February 6, 2022

🧡 Providing equal access to education, healthcare, and employment for girls and women accelerates the end of female genital mutilation, contributes to equitable social and economic development, and ensures that no girl or woman is left behind. #EndFGM2030 #InvestDontRest @UNFPA https://t.co/utYrnFLvl4

— UNFPA East and Southern Africa (@UNFPA_ESARO) February 3, 2022

🚨An alarming trend has emerged, as around 1 in 4 girls and women worldwide who have undergone female genital mutilation were performed by health care providers. This is twice as high among adolescents, suggesting medicalization of the practice. #InvestDontRest #EndFGM #Africa https://t.co/u9pc36xwPb

— UNFPA East and Southern Africa (@UNFPA_ESARO) February 4, 2022

Female Genital Mutilation is a violation of Human Rights #EndFGM https://t.co/DPga00O8Rm

— H.A. Zemura (@ZemuraHA) February 6, 2022

Female genital mutilation is violation of human rights. https://t.co/1ykCx6oIfS

— Good vibes only ❤️ (@nthabiramakau) February 6, 2022