Global Strategy to Stop Health-Care Providers from Performing Female Genital Mutilation

This global strategy against medicalization of female genital mutilation (FGM) has been developed in collaboration with key stakeholders, including UN organizations and health-care professional bodies, national governments and NGOs. The strategy is intended for a broad audience of policy-makers in governments, parliamentarians, international agencies, professional associations, community leaders, religious leaders, NGOs and other institutions.

The strategy to accelerate progress includes:

1. Mobilize political will and funding
2. Strengthen the understanding and knowledge of health-care providers
3. Create supportive legislative and regulatory frameworks
4. Strengthen monitoring, evaluation and accountability

Last modified: March 25, 2019

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