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UNFPA Gambian schoolgirls attend a UNFPA campaign to end female genital mutilation (file).
By UN News
Jul 15, 2024 11:41 am

Five senior UN officials have welcomed the decision by The Gambia to uphold its ban on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), calling it a critical win for women's and girls' rights.

Parliamentarians in the West African country voted on Monday to reject a bill that sought to overturn a 2015 law against the harmful practice, which involves cutting or removing some or all of the external female genitalia.

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