The UN has called for collaboration at all levels, across all sectors of society to protect millions of girls and women at risk of female genital mutilation every year.
This has become necessary as more than two million additional cases of female genital mutilation could occur over the next decade as the coronavirus pandemic has seen the closure of schools and disrupted programmes that protect girls from the practice.
In a message to commemorate International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, which falls today, UN Secretary-General António Guterres, said by working together, FGM could be eliminated by 2030.
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