According to a survey from 2020, 54 percent of girls and women who have heard of female genital mutilation (FGM) thinks the practice should stop. Female genital mutilation is internationally recognized as a human rights violation affecting girls and women worldwide. Today, one in three adolescent girls are still undergoing FMG.
Share of girls and women who have heard of female genital mutilation (FGM) and think the practice should stop worldwide up until 2020
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UNICEF. (March 31, 2020). Share of girls and women who have heard of female genital mutilation (FGM) and think the practice should stop worldwide up until 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 04, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1215507/share-of-girls-women-who-have-heard-of-fgm-and-think-it-should-stop-worldwide/
UNICEF. "Share of girls and women who have heard of female genital mutilation (FGM) and think the practice should stop worldwide up until 2020." Chart. March 31, 2020. Statista. Accessed July 04, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1215507/share-of-girls-women-who-have-heard-of-fgm-and-think-it-should-stop-worldwide/
UNICEF. (2020). Share of girls and women who have heard of female genital mutilation (FGM) and think the practice should stop worldwide up until 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 04, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1215507/share-of-girls-women-who-have-heard-of-fgm-and-think-it-should-stop-worldwide/
UNICEF. "Share of Girls and Women Who Have Heard of Female Genital Mutilation (Fgm) and Think The Practice Should Stop Worldwide up until 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Mar 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1215507/share-of-girls-women-who-have-heard-of-fgm-and-think-it-should-stop-worldwide/
UNICEF, Share of girls and women who have heard of female genital mutilation (FGM) and think the practice should stop worldwide up until 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1215507/share-of-girls-women-who-have-heard-of-fgm-and-think-it-should-stop-worldwide/ (last visited July 04, 2022)
