Female Genital Mutilation: Information Pack

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Female Genital Mutilation: Information Pack
Document Type: 
Documents by United Nations Bodies and Agencies
Reference: 
(1999)
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This information pack produced by the World Health Organization (WHO) about female genital mutilation contains, among other things, a description of the practice, statistics about its prevalence and distribution, a brief discussion of the international standards prohibiting FGM, a list of groups and contact persons working to elminate the practice, and a selected bibliography. [Descriptors: Reproductive Rights - Female Genital Cutting, International]