The dynamics of social change. Towards the abandonment of female genital mutilation/cutting in five African countries

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Study: ResearchThe dynamics of social change. Towards the abandonment of female genital mutilation/cutting in five African countriesPublication year: 
2010
Format: 
pdf
Publisher: 
UNICEF Office of Research – Innocenti
This Innocenti Insight examines the social dynamics of the abandonment of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) in five countries – Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Senegal and the Sudan – and seeks to inform policies and programmes aimed at ending the practice.
Authors
Simona Galbiati
1 Publication
Francesca Moneti
1 Publication
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Publisher
UNICEF Office of Research – Innocenti
Authors
Galbiati, Simona, Moneti, Francesca
Format
pdf
Content type
Study: Research
Country
Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Senegal, Sudan
Region
East Africa, Middle East and Eurasia, North Africa, West and Central Africa
Topics
Child Protection, Child Protection Systems
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© Author/Publisher
Keywords
AbductionChild marriageChildren's rightsCultureFemale Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C)LegislationReligionUN Convention on the Rights of the Child
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