Global Female Genital Mutilation Rises by 15 percent in Eight Years

Asian nations turn to modern clinical versions of female circumcision

By: Shobha Shukla

It even happens in Singapore. BBC Photo

Ten years ago at the United Nations General Assembly, all world leaders promised to eliminate the practice of female genital mutilation/ cutting by 2030. But instead of declining, the practice has increased by 15 percent over the past eight years, according to a March 2024 UNICEF report, from 200 m…