FGM is practiced in nearly 30 African countries but can also be found in places such as Colombia, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Pakistan and Russia. Nafissatou Diop is Coordinator of a joint programme by the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) and the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) on accelerating the abandonment of the practice, which is recognized as a human rights violation. She said African communities abroad have a huge influence on what is going on back home and getting them to promote gender equality as a means to address poverty and development can help stamp out FGM.
Ms Diop has been speaking to Cristina Silveiro…
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