SUDAN POLITICAL ALERT: UNICEF - Sudan enters new era for girl rights with criminalization of FGM

29/4/2020: UNICEF - Sudan enters new era for girl rights with criminalization of FGM

 Welcoming the “landmark” move by Sudan’s transitional government to criminalise FGM, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) call for immediate action from governments and communities to end the practice.

 Abdullah Fadil, UNICEF Representative in Sudan, states that criminalisation must be accompanied by “[working] very hard with communities to help enforce [FGM] law.”

 Fadil added that “the intention is not to criminalise parents,” but to “exert more effort to raise awareness among the different groups, including midwives, health providers, parents, youth” and promote acceptance of the criminalisation of FGM.