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UN committee approves first-ever text calling for end to female genital mutilation

UN committee approves first-ever text calling for end to female genital mutilation
United Nations Member States have approved the first-ever draft resolution aimed at ending the harmful practice of female genital mutilation, in a move hailed by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon as a major step forward in protecting millions of women and girls.
UN committee approves first-ever text calling for end to female genital mutilation
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population