The Campaign
The Campaign
Why is a UNGA Resolution Necessary?
1.It will be the first resolution of the UNGA that specifically addresses Female Genital Mutilation
2.It will be the first resolution of the UNGA that will specifically ban Female Genital Mutilation worldwide
3.It will reinforce the importance of previous steps by United Nations organs
4.It will show a clear commitment and political will to ban Female Genital Mutilation as human rights violations at the highest levels
5.It will provide support to countries that are struggling to put an end to this human rights violation
6.It will be a worldwide prohibition of Female Genital Mutilation as a violation of universal human right and violation of the physical and psychological integrity of women and girls
7.It will underscore the gravity and the impact that female genital mutilation has on the lives of millions of people around the world,particularly the women and girls of Africa
8.It will encourage the ratification and implementation of international and regional conventions that recognize Female Genital Mutilation as a human rights violation. Africa has already voiced its commitment regionally through the Protocol on the Rights of Women in Africa: the countries of the continent are best placed to take the lead for the next step at the international level, in the United Nations General Assembly
9.It will give impetus to efforts to improve national anti-FGM law or to adopt one in the first place
Twenty-six years of international action has brought us to a significant moment in the fight against female genital mutilation. The path has been long and difficult, and it is now important to mobilise all possible efforts to promote and to ensure the adoption, at the 65th United Nations General Assembly in 2010, of a Resolution banning female genital mutilation and by doing so to strengthen this decisive battle for human rights worldwide.