African countries must work harder to ban female genital mutilation, Chantal Compoare, the first lady of Burkina Faso, said on Monday.
"I call on all African states to cooperate on all levels in order to speed up the elimination of the practice of female genital mutilation," Compoare told delegates at an international conference on the subject.
Uganda To Pass Law Banning Female Circumcision
Uganda will pass a law banning female genital mutilation, which is rampant among pastoralist tribes in the country's eastern region, the president said in a statement Friday.
Uganda will pass a law banning female genital mutilation, which is rampant among pastoralist tribes in the country's eastern region, the president said in a statement Friday.
Female genital mutilation is carried out for religious or cultural reasons in some parts of Africa, Asia and the Middle East, the World Health Organization says.
It involves the partial or complete removal of the female external genitals. It can cause death through haemorrhaging and later complications during childbirth.
Female Circumcision Among Israel's Negev Bedouins Has Virtually Disappeared
BEER-SHEVA, ISRAEL – February 20, 2009 – A follow-up study by researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) in Beer-Sheva has determined that the once prevalent custom of
BEER-SHEVA, ISRAEL – February 20, 2009 – A follow-up study by researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) in Beer-Sheva has determined that the once prevalent custom of
The WHO estimates between 100 and 140 million women worldwide have been operated on in this way.
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New Sierra Leone Government Vows to Ban Female Circumcision
Female circumcision, a popular practice in the West African country will soon be banned by the new Sierra Leone government.
Female circumcision, a popular practice in the West African country will soon be banned by the new Sierra Leone government.
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West African First Ladies to Join Fight Against Female Circumcision
First ladies from seven west African countries gather here Monday for a conference on ways to end female circumcision, a widespread practise in the region despite efforts to end it.
First ladies from seven west African countries gather here Monday for a conference on ways to end female circumcision, a widespread practise in the region despite efforts to end it.
