Central Africa: UNFPA Warns 23 Million Girls in West, Central Africa Face FGM Risk By 2030

– As the world marks the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), the United Nations Population Fund has warned that 23 million additional girls in West and Central Africa could be subjected to the harmful practice by 2030 unless governments and partners sharply accelerate prevention efforts.

The warning was issued Thursday by UNFPA’s Regional Director for West and Central Africa, Dr. Sennen Hounton, who described the next five years as a decisive window for…