,h4 ,,res4 #ajf  ,9 ! ,h\se (           
,repres5tatives1 ,u4 ,s41  ,may #bj1    
#bjai  ,,resolution  ,:]eas female      
g5ital mutilation_/cutt+ 7,,fgm_/,c7 is 
recogniz$ int]nationally z a violation (
 ! human rights ( wom5 & girls2 ,:]eas  
,,fgm_/,c comprises all proc$ures t     
involve p>tial or total removal ( !     
ext]nal female g5italia1 or o!r injury  
to ! female g5ital organs = nonm$ical   
reasons2 ,:]eas an e/imat$ #bjj million 
girls & wom5 alive today h be5 victims (
 ,,fgm_/,c1 ) girls #ad & y\ng]         
repres5t+ #dd million ( ^? :o h be5 cut2
 ,:]eas m ?an #c million girls are      
e/imat$ to be at risk ( ,,fgm_/,c       
annually2 ,:]eas ! practice is mo/ly    
c>ri$ out on "y girls betwe5 infancy &  
age #ae2 ,:]eas ! practice is root$ 9   
g5d] inequality & is (t5 l9k$ to o!r    
elem5ts ( g5d]-bas$ viol5ce &           
discrim9ation1 su* z *ild m>riage2      
,:]eas ! ,_w ,heal? ,organization ass]ts
 t ,,fgm_/,c has no heal? b5efits = wom5
 & girls1 & c h long-t]m impacts on _!  

physical1 psy*ological1 sexual1 &       
reproductive heal?2 ,:]eas ! impacts (  
,,fgm_/,c on ! physical heal? ( wom5 &  
girls c include ble$+1 infection1       
ob/etric fi/ula1 complications dur+     
*ildbir?1 & dea?2 ,:]eas1 accord+ to    
,,unicef1 ,,fgm_/,c is report$ to occur 
9 all p>ts ( ! _w1 b is mo/ preval5t 9  
p>ts ( ,africa1 ! ,middle ,ea/1 & ,asia2
 ,:]eas1 al?\gh ! practice ( ,,fgm_/,c  
is highly conc5trat$ 9 specific regions 
& associat$ ) sev]al cultural           
traditions1 x is n ti$ to any "o        
religion2 ,:]eas1 9 #bjaf1 ! ,c5t]s =   
,disease ,control & ,prev5tion publi%$ a
 report e/imat+ t #eac1jjj wom5 & girls 
9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates 7 at risk or may h be5
 subject$ to ,,fgm_/,c2 ,:]eas1 9 #bjae1
 ! ,unit$ ,nations adopt$ a set ( #ag   
,su/a9able ,developm5t ,goals = #bjcj t 
includes a t>get to elim9ate ,,fgm_/,c1 
hav+ previ\sly recogniz$ 9 #bjaj t !    
ab&onm5t ( ?is h>mful practice c be     
a*iev$ z a result ( a compreh5sive      
movem5t t involves all public & private 

/akehold]s 9 society2 ,:]eas !          
elim9ation ( ,,fgm_/,c has be5 call$ =  
by num]\s int]gov]nm5tal organizations1 
includ+ ! ,african ,union1 ! ,european  
,union1 & ! ,organization ( ,islamic    
,coop]ation1 z well z 9 #c resolutions (
 ! ,unit$ ,nations ,g5]al ,assembly2    
,:]eas ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate reports on   
,,fgm_/,c 9 its ,annual ,c\ntry ,reports
 on ,human ,rights ,practices1 includ+  
in=mation on :e!r ,,fgm_/,c is preval5t1
 ! type & category ( g5ital cutt+ t is  
mo/ common1 z well z int]national &     
gov]nm5tal ef=ts be+ tak5 to address !  
practice2 ,:]eas ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t     
recogniz$ ,,fgm_/,c z a =m ( g5d]-bas$  
viol5ce 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,/rategy to   
,prev5t & ,respond to ,g5d]-,bas$       
,viol5ce ,globally1 releas$ 9 ,augu/    
#bjab & updat$ 9 ,june #bjaf1 & ! ,unit$
 ,/ates ,global ,/rategy to ,emp[]      
,adolesc5t ,girls1 releas$ 9 ,m>* #bjaf2
 ,:]eas a ,gov]nm5t ,acc\ntability      
,(fice report releas$ 9 #bjaf conclud$ t
 ,/ate & ,,usaid curr5tly h limit$      

int]national assi/ance ef=ts to address 
,,fgm_/,c42 & ,:]eas1 9 #bjab1 ! ,unit$ 
,nations ,g5]al ,assembly designat$     
,febru>y #f z ! ,int]national ,day (    
,z]o ,tol]ance = ,female ,g5ital        
,mutilation to enhance aw>5ess ( &      
enc\rage concrete actions by /ates &    
individuals aga9/ ! practice3 ,n[1      
!re=e1 be x ,t ! ,h\se (                
,repres5tatives--  7#a7 d5\nces female  
g5ital mutilation_/cutt+ z a violation (
 ! human rights ( wom5 & girls2  7#b7   
affirms ! importance ( end+ ! practice (
 female g5ital mutilation_/cutt+        
globally = ! safety & security ( wom52  
7#c7 calls ^u ! int]national community  
to increase ef=ts to accel]ate !        
elim9ation ( female g5ital              
mutilation_/cutt+2 &  7#d7 urges !      
,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate & ! ,unit$ ,/ates     
,ag5cy = ,int]national ,developm5t 9 _! 
g5d] programm+ to incorporate coord9at$ 
ef=ts to elim9ate female g5ital         
mutilation_/cutt+4  ,cl]k4