Intensifying global efforts for the elimination of female genital mutilation (2017), para. 26
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5. Also urges States to complement punitive measures with awareness- raising and educational activities designed to pro mote a process of consensus towards the elimination of female genital mutilation, and further urges States to protect and support women and girls who have been subjected to female genital mutilation and those at risk, including by developing social and psychological support services and care and appropriate remedies, and to take measures to improve their health, including sexual and reproductive health, in order to assist women and girls who are subjected to the practice;