US EditionAfrica: Over Four Million Girls Still At Risk of Female Genital Mutilation - UN Leaders Call for Sustained Commitment and Investment to End FGM
UN leaders urge sustained funding to prevent FGM, highlighting $1.4 billion annual treatment costs and risk to 4.5 million girls amid declining global investment.
- On Friday, UN agency heads warned 4.5 million girls are at risk of female genital mutilation in 2026, many under the age of five, on the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation.
- Funding cuts and declining international investment are constraining prevention and survivor support, while medicalization pushback adds hurdles to meeting the Sustainable Development Goal target of ending FGM by 2030.
- The UN noted more than 230 million girls and women live with FGM's lifelong consequences, and many young children are at risk, with treatment costs estimated at US$ 1.4 billion annually.
- UN leaders called for strengthened education and trusted voices, urging investment in community-led movements and expanded survivor services including health care, psychosocial support, and legal assistance.
- With 2030 approaching, an investment of US$ 2.8 billion can prevent 20 million cases and generate US$ 28 billion returns, building on recent progress since 1990 and the past decade's gains.
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Africa: Over Four Million Girls Still At Risk of Female Genital Mutilation - UN Leaders Call for Sustained Commitment and Investment to End FGM
Joint statement by the UNFPA Executive Director, UNICEF Executive Director, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, UN Women Executive Director, WHO Director-General, and UNESCO Director-General on the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation
On today's International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on the international community to recommit to protecting the rights of women and girls everywhere and to ensuring they live lives free from violence and fear.
UN Chief Urges Action to End Female Genital Mutilation, Says Over 4 Million Girls at Risk Each Year
UN chief urges global action to end female genital mutilation, warning millions of women and girls face lifelong harm worldwide annually still. UN Secretary-General António Guterres said female genital mutilation (FGM) is a clear violation of universal human rights and harms the lives and health of women and girls. Writing on social media, Guterres noted that more than 230 million women and girls worldwide have suffered lasting damage from the p…
Female genital mutilation is a serious human rights violation and a form of violence against women and girls.
Over four million girls still at risk of female genital mutilation - UN - EnviroNews - latest environment news, climate change, renewable energy
In 2026 alone, an estimated 4.5 million girls – many under the age of five – are at risk of undergoing female genital mutilation (FGM). Currently, more than 230 million girls and women are living with its lifelong consequences. On Friday, February 6, 2026,, on the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, the UNFPA Executive Director, UNICEF Executive Director, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, UN Women Executive Di…
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