
Female genital mutilation - World Health Organization (WHO)
2024年2月6日 · Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a traditional harmful practice that involves the partial or total removal of external female genitalia or other injury to female genital organs for non-medical reasons.
残割女性生殖器 - World Health Organization (WHO)
2025年1月31日 · 残割女性生殖器包括所有涉及部分或全部切除女性外生殖器的操作,或出于非医疗原因对女性生殖器官造成的其他伤害。 这种做法对女童和妇女的健康没有任何益处,而且会导致严重出血和排尿困难、后期囊肿、月经不调、感染以及分娩并发症和新生儿死亡风险增加。 国际公认,残割女性生殖器是一种侵犯女童和妇女人权的做法。 它反映了根深蒂固的两性不平等,是对女童和妇女的一种极端形式的歧视。 残割女性生殖器几乎总是对未成年人实施,是对儿童权利 …
FAQs on female genital mutilation - UN Women – Headquarters
Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a human rights violation that inflicts lifelong suffering on millions of women and girls. It is a harmful practice that persists because of cultural norms and myths. It has no health benefits and leaves survivors …
Female genital mutilation: Types, complications, prevalence
2017年5月15日 · What is female genital mutilation? Why does FGM occur? Female genital mutilation refers to the partial or complete removal of the external female genitalia. It is typically done between infancy...
Prevalence of female genital mutilation - Wikipedia
Female genital mutilation (FGM), also known as female genital cutting (FGC), female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) and female circumcision, [2] is practiced in 30 countries in western, eastern, and north-eastern Africa, [3] in parts of the Middle East [4][5] and Asia, [6][7] and within some immigrant communities in Europe, North America and ...
Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting in Canada: Participatory …
Female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) is when the labia majora, labia minora, or clitoris of a girl or woman is excised, infibulated, or mutilated, in whole or in part, for non-medical reasons. FGM/C is driven by gender inequality and is a way to control girls’ and women’s sexuality.
Survivors speak: Women leading the movement to end FGM
2019年2月4日 · Each year, millions of girls and women around the world are at risk of undergoing FGM, a harmful practice that intentionally alters or causes injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons.
Female genital mutilation - United Nations Population Fund
Female genital mutilation is a practice that involves altering or injuring the female genitalia for non-medical reasons. Internationally recognized as a human rights violation, it is estimated that some 230 million girls and women globally have undergone some form of …
Female Genital Mutilation: A global concern - UNICEF DATA
2024年3月7日 · Released in observance of International Women’s Day, Female Genital Mutilation: A global concern provides an updated data-driven assessment of female genital mutilation (FGM) around the world. It narrates through numbers the stories of millions of girls and women who have survived the practice and the millions more who remain at risk.
Female genital mutilation (FGM) frequently asked questions
What is female genital mutilation (FGM)? How many women and girls are affected? How does FGM affect the health of women and girls? What are the consequences for childbirth? Is there a link between FGM and the risk of HIV infection? What are the psychological effects of FGM? What are the different types of FGM? Which types are most common?