International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital

International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital

International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) / Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation is observed on February 6th. The day is celebrated to end the practice of FGM. It creates awareness of FGM which is a violation of the human rights of girls and women.

On this day, UNFPA organizes a campaign called 'A Peace of Me' to end FGM to celebrate three survivors of genital mutilation (FGM).

Themes:-

Unleashing the theme for International Day of Zero Tolerance for FGM for the Year 2020: Youth Power: A Decade of Actions for Zero Female Genital Mutilation. The topic focuses on raising youth around the elimination of harmful practices, including FGM.

Female genital mutilation (FGM):

FGM is the practice of partial or total removal of external female genitalia or other injuries on female genital organs for non-medical reasons. This is mostly done on infants and girls between the ages of 15 and up. It causes problems including severe bleeding, urinary problems, ulcers, infections and other complications in childbirth and the risk of neonatal death. The practice is mainly done in the north-eastern, eastern and western parts of Africa.

History:-

In 2007, a joint program on female genital mutilation / eradication was launched by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). In 2012, the UN General Assembly (UNGA) passed a resolution and designated February 6 as International Day as zero tolerance for female genital mutilation. The purpose of UNGA is to increase and direct efforts on the elimination of this exercise.

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