Reference:
Office of the Senior Coordinator for International Women’s Issues (June 27, 2001)
Annotation:
This report on FGM covers the background necessary to understanding the practice, and focuses on how the United States has responded to its prevalence. International response is also reveiwed. The report covers the laws applicable to FGM in countries where it is practiced and in countries where immigrants from those cultures reside. Recommendations for ending the practice include education, empowerment, enforcement of laws banning FGM, and monitoring of effective programs for its elimination. At the end of the report, a chart lists countries and indicates the prevalence of types of FGM, groups involved, and laws or measures taken with regard to it.