Skip to main content Help Log in ReliefWeb Content Search What are you looking for? Search|t Updates Countries Disasters Organizations Topics Jobs Training Informing humanitarians worldwide 24/7 — a service provided by UN OCHA World + 13 more Female Genital Mutilation: A global concern - 2024 update Format Infographic Source UNICEF Posted 7 Mar 2024 Originally published 7 Mar 2024 Origin View original Attachments Download Infographic (PDF | 18.22 MB) Released in observance of International Women’s Day, Female Genital Mutilation: A global concern provides an updated data-driven assessment of female genital mutilation (FGM) around the world. It narrates through numbers the stories of millions of girls and women who have survived the practice and the millions more who remain at risk. The report reveals that over 230 million girls and women worldwide have undergone FGM – a 15 per cent increase, or 30 million more girls and women, compared to the data released eight years ago. The largest share of the global burden is found in African countries, with over 144 million cases, followed by over 80 million in Asia and over 6 million in the Middle East. FGM is also practised in small, isolated communities and among diasporas globally. The rapid population growth in countries where FGM is practiced presents a considerable challenge, highlighting the need for increased prevention efforts to safeguard a growing population at risk. Despite this, the report illustrates some hopeful news, revealing significant strides in combating FGM in some countries, with half of the progress of the past 30 years achieved in the past decade alone. Through the target embedded in the Sustainable Development Goals to eliminate harmful practices, the global community has committed to ending female genital mutilation by 2030. Yet in order to reach this target, progress would need to be 27 times faster than the rate seen in the past decade. This demands urgent, concerted action on an unprecedented scale. This violation of human rights has no place in the 21st century. The time to act is now. Report details Primary country World Other countries Burkina Faso Djibouti Egypt Eritrea Ethiopia Gambia Guinea Guinea-Bissau Mali Mauritania Sierra Leone Somalia Sudan Source UN Children's Fund Format Infographic Themes Health Protection and Human Rights Language English Share Share this on Facebook Share this on X Post this on LinkedIn Share report link Related Content World Goa to Munich: Growing call for 100-100-100 to end TB and end AIDS before 2030 Format News and Press Release Source CNS Posted 13 Jul 2024 Originally published 13 Jul 2024 World + 7 more Miliband: “100 million Displaced represent 100 million reasons for change” Format News and Press Release Source IRC Posted 16 Jun 2022 Originally published 16 Jun 2022 World L'OIM a besoin de 100 millions de dollars de financement flexible pour maintenir ses services essentiels avec un bilan de 26 millions de personnes aidées dans 186 pays en 2024 Format News and Press Release Source IOM Posted 30 Jun 2025 Originally published 30 Jun 2025 World La OIM procura 100 millones de dólares en financiamiento flexible para sostener servicios cruciales tras haber asistido a 26 millones de personas en 186 países en 2024 Format News and Press Release Source IOM Posted 30 Jun 2025 Originally published 30 Jun 2025 Blog Labs About Us Terms Contact Facebook X LinkedIn OCHA Services Related Platforms Humanitarian Action Central Emergency Response Fund Other OCHA Services Financial Tracking Service Humanitarian Data Exchange ReliefWeb Response Inter-Agency Standing Committee OCHA website ReliefWeb Virtual OSOCC More OCHA Services Opens in a new window Service provided by United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs UN OCHA United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs OCHA coordinates the global emergency response to save lives and protect people in humanitarian crises. We advocate for effective and principled humanitarian action by all, for all. ReliefWeb's Terms & Conditions. © 2026 all rights reserved.