The likelihood of FGM on a girl now is one-third lower than it was thirty years ago. The progress made toward achieving gender equality and the abolition of FGM by 2030, however, could be reversed if these successes are not maintained in the face of humanitarian catastrophes including disease outbreaks, climate change, armed conflict, and more.
Coordinated and systematic efforts are required to promote the practice's abolition, as well as community engagement, a focus on human rights, gender equality, sexual education, and attention to the needs of women and girls who suffer its effects.
António Guterres, the UN Secretary-General, asks for immediate investments and action to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals aim of ending FGM by 2030 in a statement released to mark the occasion.
According to him, it stems from the same gender disparities and complex social conventions that prevent women from holding leadership positions, participating in politics, and having equal access to jobs and education.
According to him, discrimination harms society and must be stopped immediately by all members of society. He claimed that this year's theme acknowledges the importance of men and boys, brothers, dads, teachers, health professionals, and traditional leaders as strong allies in the fight to eradicate FGM.
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