Eradicating female genital mutilation - national action plan 2016-2020: equality impact assessment
Equality Impact Assessment (EQIA) record for Scotland's national action plan to prevent and eradicate Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) 2016 to 2020.
Annex A
Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting ( FGM/C) is concentrated in a swathe of countries from the Atlantic coast to the Horn of Africa
FGM has also been documented in communities including:
- Iraq
- Israel
- Oman
- the United Arab Emirates
- the Occupied Palestinian Territories
- India
- Indonesia
- Malaysia
- Pakistan
Percentage of girls and women aged 15 to 49 years who have undergone FGM/C
Note: In Liberia, girls and women who have heard of the Sande society were asked whether they were members; this provides indirect information on FGM/C since it is performed during initiation into the society.
Source: UNICEF global databases, 2014, based on DHS, MICS and other nationally representative surveys, 2004-2013. http://www.data.unicef.org/child-protection/fgmc
Contact
Email: Bruce Sutherland, bruce.sutherland@gov.scot
Phone: 0300 244 4000 – Central Enquiry Unit
The Scottish Government
St Andrew's House
Regent Road
Edinburgh
EH1 3DG
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