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03/10/04: Factual Aspects FB.1: Female Genital Mutilation

SOMALIA: Campaign against FGM launched on Women's Day
NAIROBI, 8 Mar 2004 (IRIN) - On the occasion of International Women's Day, a campaign against Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) has been launched throughout Somalia, where an estimated 98 percent of all women have undergone the ritual.
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