➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ:
International: Greater efforts are needed to eliminate female genital mutilation
Medical News Today – September 08, 2016
The World Health Organization reports that more than 200 million girls and women currently have been subjected to female genital mutilation/cutting worldwide, and three million girls continue to be at risk each year. A new review details how the practice affects individuals physically and psychologically, noting that such traditions that dehumanize and injure are human rights violations. World Health Organization (WHO) Press release: http://www.euro.who.int/en/media-centre/sections/press-releases/2016/09/who-governing-body-for-the-european-region-convenes-with-eight-strategic-proposals-on-the-agenda
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/312774.php