Intensifying global efforts for the elimination of female genital mutilation
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and girls, and that are obstacles to their full enjoyment of human rights, and
acknowledging in this regard that awareness-raising is critical,
Welcoming the increased national, regional and international efforts and the
political commitment at the highest levels, which are critical to successfully
eradicating female genital mutilation,
Deeply concerned that the practice of female genital mutilation persists in all
parts of the world and that new methods, such as its medicalization and cross-border
practice, are emerging,
Recognizing that negative discriminatory and stereotypical attitudes and
behaviours, on the part of both women and men, have direct implications for the status
and treatment of women and girls, and that such negative stereotypes impede the
implementation of legislative and normative frameworks that guarantee gender
equality and prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex,
Stressing that men and boys play an important role in the acceleration of
progress in preventing and eliminating harmful practices such as female genital
mutilation by being agents of change,
Recognizing that the campaign of the Secretary-General entitled “UNiTE to End
Violence against Women” and the Global Database on Violence against Women have
contributed to addressing the elimination of female genital mutilation,
Welcoming the efforts of the United Nations system to end female genital
mutilation, in particular the commitment of 10 United Nations entities, 18 announced
in their joint inter-agency statement of 27 February 2008 on eliminating female
genital mutilation, as well as the Joint Programme on Female Genital
Mutilation/Cutting: Accelerating Change of the United Nations Population Fund and
the United Nations Children’s Fund, to accelerate the elimination of the practice,
Commending the continued efforts and actions undertaken by States,
individually and collectively, regional organizations and United Nations agencies for
the elimination of female genital mutilation, as well as the implementatio n of its
resolution 71/168,
Underscoring the importance of eliminating female genital mutilation as a
contribution to the implementation of the range of Sustainable Development Goals
and targets of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, in particular target 5.3,
Taking note of the report of the Secretary-General, 19
Deeply concerned that a tremendous gap in resources continues to exist and that
the shortfall in funding has severely limited the scope and pace of programmes and
activities for the elimination of female genital mutilation,
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Stresses that the empowerment of women and girls is key to breaking the
cycle of discrimination and violence and for the promotion and protection of human
rights, including the right to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of
mental and physical health, including sexual and reproductive health, and calls upon
States parties to fulfil their obligations under the Convention on the Rights of the
Child 8 and the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against
Women, 9 as well as their commitments to implement the Declaration on the
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Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Joint United Nations
Programme on HIV/AIDS, United Nations Development Programme, Econ omic Commission for
Africa, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, United Nations
Population Fund, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, United Nations
Children’s Fund, United Nations Development Fund for Women and World Health Organization.
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