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Eliminating FGM: The role of the law

Eliminating FGM: The role of the law Eliminating FGM: The role of the law PATRICIA WHEELER Introduction On 26 August 1994 the UN’s Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimi- nation and Protection of Minorities adopted a Plan of Action for the Elimi- nation of Harmful Traditional Practices Affecting the Health of Women and Children (UN Centre for Human Rights, pp. 40–48). This became the Joint Plan of Action, endorsed by the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nation s Child ren’s Fund (UNICEF) and the United Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA). The joint plan spelt out the kinds of action required at national and international level, including by UN specialized agen- cies, non-governmental organizations and health professionals, to eliminate “harmful traditional practices”, meaning chie y the practice of female genital mutilation (FGM). Every year an estimated 2 million young girls and women worldwide are at risk of being subjected to this cruel and life-threatening practice, in one of its several forms, and between 100 and 140 million girls and women are believed to have undergone it, in 29 countries in Africa as well as some countries in the Middle East and some parts of Asia (WHO, 2003, Report of the Director-General 1998–2003 , para. 89, http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The International Journal of Children's Rights Brill

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© 2004 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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0927-5568
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Eliminating FGM: The role of the law PATRICIA WHEELER Introduction On 26 August 1994 the UN’s Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimi- nation and Protection of Minorities adopted a Plan of Action for the Elimi- nation of Harmful Traditional Practices Affecting the Health of Women and Children (UN Centre for Human Rights, pp. 40–48). This became the Joint Plan of Action, endorsed by the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nation s Child ren’s Fund (UNICEF) and the United Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA). The joint plan spelt out the kinds of action required at national and international level, including by UN specialized agen- cies, non-governmental organizations and health professionals, to eliminate “harmful traditional practices”, meaning chie y the practice of female genital mutilation (FGM). Every year an estimated 2 million young girls and women worldwide are at risk of being subjected to this cruel and life-threatening practice, in one of its several forms, and between 100 and 140 million girls and women are believed to have undergone it, in 29 countries in Africa as well as some countries in the Middle East and some parts of Asia (WHO, 2003, Report of the Director-General 1998–2003 , para. 89,

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Published: Jan 1, 2004

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