FGM Rate Among Egyptian Teenage Girls Drops to 37%, Says Social Solidarity Minister

The percentage of Egyptian girls aged 15 to 17 who have submitted Women’s genital mutilation (FGM) fell to 37 percent in 2021, below 61 percent in 2014, cordination to the Minister of Social Solidarity MAYA MORSY on June 19.

The figures, announced Duration The tenth meeting of the National Committee for Women’s Genital Mutilation reflects a significant change in both public awareness and policy efforts.

Bubs aggregate This public support among women for practice also decreased sharply, from 75 percent by 2000 to 30 percent in 2021.

“These numbers are encouraging, but the danger is far from ending,” sayingdescribing the MGF as “a crime against childhood, the body and the future.”

The committee meeting also commemorated the Anti-FGM pioneers Mary Assaad, Aziza Hussein and Nabil Samuel, with the launch of the fourth edition of the Pioneer Change Prize. The award aims to commemorate the efforts of the icons that have worked tirelessly to combat female genital mutilation

Morsy recalled the death in 2007 of a young woman named Badour Duration, an MGG procedure, which led to the designation of June 14 as the National Day of Egypt to combat the MGF.

Since the MGG criminalized in 2008, Egypt has strength Your legal framework. The sanctions increased in 2016 and a historical law approved In 2021 he now allows prison sentences of up to 20 years for those who carry out the procedure, especially if it results in death. The clinics involved in the MGF can also be closed for up to five years.

Morsy cited a false historical Court 2021 who sentenced a 10 -year prison nurse and the three -year -old girl’s father for authorizing the procedure. Together with legal reforms, awareness campaigns throughout the country have played a key role. Of 2019 to 2021, the “FGM protection” campaign reached about 76 million people in the governorates of Egypt through dissemination, public events, radio transmissions and educational materials.

The minister too proposed The integration of anti-FGM messages into the National Cash Transfer Program of Egypt, Takaful and Karama, which reaches almost 30 million people, as a tool to encourage prevention.

“After almost a decade of what many call a golden age for women in Egypt, our mission is clearer than ever: no more injured,” Morsy saying.

As part of the broader efforts, the Ministry of Social Solidarity will maintain its support centers for open women throughout the day. The direct line of 16439 remains available to inform and respond to cases of violence, including the MGF.