Elimination of female genital mutilation (2018), para. 30
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6. Calls upon States, the international community and the United Nations system to stop the medicalization of female genital mutilation, which implies drawing up and disseminating guidance and legal provisions for medical personnel and traditional birth attendants so as to provide an adequate response to the chronic mental and physical health problems of the millions of women and girls who have undergone female genital mutilation, as these problems hinder progress in the field of health in general and in the protection of human rights, including the right to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health;