PHA-Exchange> International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C)

[Marcy Bloom]

 Subject: International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital
Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C)

The Population Council recognizes 6 February as International Day of Zero
Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C). The Council works
to accelerate the abandonment of FGM/C, a violation of child, gender, and
human rights, wherever it is practiced. Specific efforts in this area
include documenting the extent and types of cutting and the resulting
complications, tracking attitude changes, and evaluating interventions to
end this practice. Recent developments include:

CD-ROM
This English/French electronic library includes study findings and documents
efforts to strengthen research methods, build the capacity of organizations
to implement evidence-based interventions, and inform policies and programs
in several contexts. To order a free copy of "Female genital
mutilation/cutting: Publications on research in FGM/C" [Mutilations
génitales féminines/excision: Publications sur la recherche concernant
l'excision], please contact frontiers at pcdc.org.

INTACT Network
A Council initiative, the International Network to Analyze, Communicate and
Transform the Campaign Against Female Genital Cutting, Female Genital
Mutilation, female Circumcision (INTACT) is an international group of
scholars, activists, and researchers. Featured resources from INTACT:

*	A monthly e-newsletter with recent announcements, resources, and
news. 
*	A newly revised, user-friendly Web site.
(http://www.intact-network.net/) 
*	Bedaya, a quarterly Arabic newsletter to disseminate news, research
results, and best practices. 

For information about INTACT please contact Ola El Soueni
(info at intact-network.net). 

Symposium
Population Council researchers Maryam Sheikh Abdi, Nafissatou J. Diop, and
John Townsend  will share results and experiences during a day-long seminar
sponsored by the USAID Bureau for Global Health and the Population Reference
Bureau that will be held on the International Day of Zero Tolerance.  

For additional information about the Council's FGM/C activities, please
consult the online Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Digital Media Kit
(http://www.popcouncil.org/mediacenter/DMK_FGM_C.html).


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