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Joint statement by the UNFPA Executive Director, UNICEF Executive Director, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, UN Women Executive Director, WHO Director-General, and UNESCO Director-General on the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation<\/h3>\n

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In 2026 alone, an estimated 4.5\u00a0million girls \u2013 many under the age of five \u2013 are at risk of undergoing female genital mutilation (FGM). Currently, more than 230\u00a0million girls and women are living with its lifelong consequences.<\/p>\n

Today, on the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, we reaffirm our commitment to end female genital mutilation for every girl and every woman at risk, and to continue working to ensure those subjected to this harmful practice have access to quality and appropriate services.<\/p>\n

Female genital mutilation is a violation of human rights and cannot be justified on any grounds. It compromises girls\u2019 and women\u2019s physical and mental health and can lead to serious, lifelong complications, with treatment costs estimated at about US$\u00a01.4\u00a0billion every year.<\/p>\n

Interventions aimed at ending female genital mutilation over the last three decades are having an impact, with nearly two-thirds of the population in countries where it is prevalent expressing support for its elimination. After decades of slow change, progress against female genital mutilation is accelerating: half of all gains since 1990 were achieved in the past decade reducing the number of girls subjected to FGM from one in two to one in three. We need to build on this momentum and speed up progress to meet the Sustainable Development Goal target of ending female genital mutilation by 2030.<\/p>\n

We know what works. Health education, engaging religious and community leaders, parents and health workers and the use of traditional and social media are effective strategies to end the practice. We must invest in community-led movements \u2013 including grassroots and youth networks \u2013 and strengthen education through both formal and community-based approaches. We need to amplify prevention messages by involving trusted opinion leaders, including health workers. And we must support survivors by ensuring they have access to comprehensive, context-tailored health care, psychosocial support, and legal assistance.<\/p>\n

Every dollar invested in ending female genital mutilation yields a tenfold return. An investment of US$\u00a02.8\u00a0billion can prevent 20\u00a0million cases and generate US$\u00a028\u00a0billion in investment returns.<\/p>\n

As we approach 2030, gains achieved over decades are at risk as global investment and support wane. Funding cuts and declining international investment in health, education, and child protection programmes are already constraining efforts to prevent female genital mutilation and support survivors. Further, the growing systematic pushback on efforts to end female genital mutilation, compounded by dangerous arguments that it is acceptable when carried out by doctors or health workers, adds more hurdles to elimination efforts. Without adequate and predictable financing, community outreach programmes risk being scaled back, frontline services weakened, and progress reversed \u2013 placing millions more girls at risk at a critical moment in the push to meet the 2030 target.<\/p>\n

Today we reaffirm our commitment and efforts with local and global public and private partners, including survivors, to end female genital mutilation once and for all.<\/p>\n

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