26 countries in Africa and the Middle East now explicitly legislateagainst FGM, as well as 33 other countries with migrant populations from FGM-practicing countries.
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世卫组织还与各国合作,提高这些国家的卫生工作者对这种做法的有害影响的认识,并让他们参与预防工作。
WHO is also working with countries to raise awareness of the harmful impacts of the practice among their health workers, and to engage them in prevention efforts.
“If countries invest to end female genital mutilation, they can prevent their girls from undergoing this harmful practice and promote the health, rights and well-being of women and girls.”
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残割女性生殖器是国际公认的侵犯人权行为。
Female genital mutilation is internationally recognized as a human rights violation.
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这种行为没有医学方面的好处,只会造成伤害。
It has no medical benefits and causes only harm.
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世卫组织的立场是,残割女性生殖器绝不可行。
WHO’s position is that FGM must never be carried out.
The FGM Cost Calculator will be available here, as of 00:30 CET 6 February 2020: www.who.int/news-room/detail/06-02-2020-economic-cost-of-female-genital-mutilation