UN SG praises campaign to end female genital mutilation
By Peter Snyder on Oct 30, 2014 02:32 pm[JURIST] UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon [official website] on Thursday praised [speech text] the launch of a global media campaign against female genital mutilation (FGM) [WHO backgrounder] stating that "[e]nding FGM is part of the UN's unwavering campaign for the health, human rights and empowerment of women and girls." The Secretary-General acknowledged anti-FGM campaigns in the United Kingdom, the United States, The Gambia and Kenya commending the work of governments and activists to combat the "brutal practice." Ban also announced a... +read more
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