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undergone FGM1. Countries with the highest prevalence among girls and women aged 15 to 49 are Somalia 98 per cent, Guinea 97 per cent and Djibouti 93 per cent. Activists have welcomed a ban on female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) in the new constitution of Somalia – where 96% of women undergo one of … trailer
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Children in Somalia continue to bear the biggest brunt of the ongoing conflict. Download profiles for Tier 1 countries = Outcome ... Akande Adeola, an FGM survivor, participated in the Frown Challenge campaign in Nigeria, home to 20 million girls and women who have undergone FGM – one tenth of the global total. Somalia; Sudan; Uganda; Yemen; Click on a country or territory or select from drop down list. UK communities that are most at risk of FGM include Kenyan, Somali, Sudanese, Sierra Leonean, Egyptian, Nigerian and Eritrean. 0000009486 00000 n
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Article 15 of the Federal Constitution adopted in August 2012 prohibits female circumcision, stating: 'Circumcision of girls is a cruel and degrading practice, and is tantamount to torture. trailer
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