International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation – [6th February]
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International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation
Many women in the world undergo painful injuries that harm them physically and emotionally. Female genital mutilation involves changing, mutilating, or injuring the female genitalia without any medical reasons. The act is recognized as a violation of human rights. The current pandemic has worsened the situation for many women and girls worldwide. The International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation is observed to enhance awareness about the risks associated with female genital mutilation and the threat it causes to the health of women.
International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation History
There is a high prevalence of female genital mutilation in some countries like Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America. The brutal practice of female genital mutilation is also rampant in the immigrant populations of several countries. Globally around 4.2 million girls are at the risk of undergoing female genital mutilation.
Keeping this threat to female health in mind, organizations have come forward and adopted ways that bring awareness to the impact of female genital mutilation leading to the abolishing of such practices. The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) together started the most extensive program to end the practice of female genital mutilation. The International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation was first initiated in 2012 and observed every year on the 6th of February. The goal of observing the International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation is to pressure the cultures practising such acts to stop.
Q. Why is the International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation observed?
The International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation is observed to spread awareness of the harmful effects of female genital mutilation and pressure communities to stop causing pain and harm to women and girls through female genital mutilation.
Q. What would be the consequence if the International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation is not observed?
If the International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation is not observed, millions of girls and women worldwide will be subjected to female genital mutilation due to a lack of awareness.
Q. On which date and month is the International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation marked?
The International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation is marked every year on the 6th of February.
Q. Which two important groups initiated the International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation?
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) started the observance of the International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation.