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Understanding female genital mutilation cutting

What is FGM/C, and how does it affect women and girls? (Please note: contains illustrations of FGM/C)

2018 Available in English, French, Portuguese and Spanish

An illustration of six female figures, two infants, one pregnant, one elderly and two middle-aged
Survivors of SGBV often keep silent about their pain.

From: Sexual and gender-based violence – Footsteps 106

Ideas for how we can end sexual and gender-based violence and provide holistic support to survivors

WARNING: The content of this edition may be distressing to some readers. The main version of this edition contains line drawings showing the different types of female genital mutilation/cutting. We have produced an alternative version without these illustrations for more sensitive contexts

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