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Over 120 million women are affected by Female Genital Mutilation....
Every Year, an estimate of 3 million girls are at risk of undergoing Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), IAC works to promote the basic human rights of women and children by campaigning against FGM and other harmful traditional practices while promoting beneficial practices.
Our goal is to eliminate female genital mutilation, and other harmful traditional practices including child marriage, abduction, nutritional taboos, widow inheritance, wife sharing, practices associated with childbirth, and skin-cutting practices like scarification and tattooing, which not only constitute serious health problems but also violate the basic human rights of women and girl children
Thereby bring a reduction to morbidity and mortality rates of women and children through the elimination of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and other harmful traditional practices. Promoting traditional practices, which are beneficial to the health and well being of women and children, and thus advocating at national, regional and international levels on the importance of actions against harmful traditional practices.
The Inter-African Committee collaborates closely with:
- Governments
- UN Agencies
- Non-governmental Organizations (local and International )
- Community Based Organizations
- Civil society
- Other stakeholders
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