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Responding to female genital mutilation: multi-agency guidance
A framework for agencies and practitioners to develop and agree processes that promote the safety and wellbeing of women and girls.
Appendix 3: Countries where FGM is practised
FGM/C is concentrated in a swathe of countries from the Atlantic coast to the Horn of Africa
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