UNICEF and UNFPA Alarmed by Proposed Repeal of Law Banning FGM in The Gambia
March 23, 2024
March 23, 2024
NEW YORK, March 23 -- The U.S. Fund for UNICEF issued the following joint statement on March 22, 2024, by The Gambia representative Nafisa Binte Shafique and Ndeye Rose Sarr, United Nations Population Fund representative in The Gambia:
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"As the debate over the proposed repeal of the law banning Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) intensifies, we are deeply concerned by the potential reversal of decades of work invested in protecting the rights and dignity of women . . .
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"As the debate over the proposed repeal of the law banning Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) intensifies, we are deeply concerned by the potential reversal of decades of work invested in protecting the rights and dignity of women . . .