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OHCHR Report of Good
Practices and Major Challenges in Preventing and Eliminating Female
Genital Mutilation
Call for
contributions
Deadline - 8
December
This
is to inform you that the Office of the High Commissioner for Human
Rights (OHCHR) is preparing a compilation of good practices and major
challenges in preventing and eliminating female genital mutilation, to be
submitted to the Human Rights Council at its twenty-ninth session.
Civil
society groups, regional organizations, national human rights
institutions, and other relevant stakeholders are invited to submit any
relevant information for the preparation of this report. In particular,
views and information would be welcome on:
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Legislation
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National policy and regional strategies including education and awareness
raising campaigns
- Services
for women's and girls' living with FGM or who are at risk of FGM
- Information
on health provider's practicing FGM major challenges in preventing and
eliminating female genital mutilation
OHCHR would kindly ask you to send your submission to the
Women Human Rights and Gender Section by e-mail (akufuor-owusu@ohchr.org)
or fax (+41 22 917 9008) by 08 December 2014.
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