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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Representative of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Nigeria, Ulla Mueller, has called for an end to Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), saying the practice is a violation of the human rights of girl children.<\/p>\n

Mueller told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday that the act had been practised in many communities, especially the South-East, South-South and South-West.<\/p>\n

FGM refers to all procedures involving partial or total removal of the female external genitalia or other injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons.<\/p>\n

Critics of the practice said it is embedded in ignorance and misrepresentation of culture.<\/p>\n

Mueller, who described the practice as the height of gender discrimination, added that such harmful practice could stifle women\u2019s potential to live life to the fullest.<\/p>\n

She said, \u201cFGM is a violation of girls\u2019 and women\u2019s human right to choices; it can affect the vision and dreams for a greater future.\u201d<\/p>\n

It is estimated that some 200 million girls and women globally have undergone some form of female genital mutilation.<\/p>\n

UNFPA estimates that 68 million girls are at risk of being mutilated between 2015 and 2030 globally.<\/p>\n

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