The fight against female genital mutilation (FGM) is being undermined by families taking girls to other countries to put them through the procedure, the United Nations warned Friday.
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UN Urges Action On Cross-Border Female Genital Mutilation
It called for concerted global action to tackle cross-border and transnational FGM, including so-called “vacation cutting” by families in the West.
Although many countries have stepped up efforts to eradicate FGM, the practice continues across the world, in part due to the “clandestine” practice of taking girls abroad, a report from the UN human rights office said.
Families, particularly in Europe and North America, take their daughters to their countries and communities of origin to undergo FGM during school holidays, the office said.
Though most countries in Africa have criminalised the practice, the report said some countries were serving as “transnational FGM hubs”, while in some cases, the cutters move across borders to carry out the procedure.
“Female genital mutilation is part of a continuum of gender-based violence and has no place in a human rights-respecting universe,” UN rights chief Volker Turk said in a statement.
“It must be eliminated in all its forms, and the gender stereotypes and patriarchal norms that anchor and perpetuate it uprooted.”
The UN children’s agency UNICEF defines FGM as “the partial or total removal of the female external genitalia or other injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons”.
It can lead to serious health problems, including infections, bleeding, infertility and complications in childbirth, and impairs sexual pleasure.
Turk called for countries to addresses the root causes and the consequences of FGM, by harmonising legal and policy frameworks and enforcing them.
According to the UNFPA — the UN’s sexual and reproductive health agency — more than 200 million girls and women alive today have undergone FGM.
“If the practice continues at the current pace, an estimated 68 million girls will undergo FGM between 2015 and 2030,” the report said.
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Tunisia head coach Sabri Lamouchi has been sacked after defeat on World Cup opening game against Sweden.
Plans are under way to appoint Mondher Kebaier as the new national team coach on an interim basis, Federation confirm.
A statement released on the Tunisian FA Instagram read:
“An agreement has been officially reached to dismiss coach Sabri Lamouch.
“Plans are under way to appoint Mondher Kebaier as the national team coach [on an interim basis].”
Tunisia play Japan in their second group game on Saturday before facing the Netherlands.
On June 15th , following Sweden’s 5-1 victory over Tunisia, the team’s striker Isak was interviewed.
Tunisia had not conceded a single goal in 10 World Cup qualifiers, but their clean-sheet record at this World Cup was broken immediately by Sweden. Isak delivered an exceptional performance in the match, directly contributing to 4 of the team’s 5 goals.
Isak said after the match: “It was incredible. We have a lot of players making their World Cup debuts, so to do it this way is really special.”
He was also satisfied with his performance: “Everyone played well, as did the whole team. We scored early, which made the game easier to manage.”
Speaking about his partnership with Gyökeres, he said: “The plan was to use the speed of our two forwards to counter-attack, make high-intensity runs, and then recover. We worked very well together.”
Swedish commentator Erik Niva said after the match: “No team will want to face Sweden in the matches ahead.”
The Rossoneri are looking to reshape their technical staff after parting ways with Max Allegri following a disappointing fifth-place finish and their first move is to hire Amorim ahead of the new campaign.
Amorim was dismissed from Old Trafford hotseat in January after launching a public attack on the club’s hierarchy following a 1-1 draw at Leeds United.
Now, he is set to return to management as he draws closer to taking over Italian giants AC Milan according to Fabrizo Romano.
The transfer specialist reports that
verbal agreement is done on deal valid until June 2028 plus option until June 2029.
“Amorim has accepted all conditions and will sign this week as new Milan manager.” Romano registered.
The good news for the Red Devils is that ESPN reports that club accounts released in February revealed United have “a provision of £15.9m” relating to money owed to Amorim and his coaching staff after he was sacked.
However, if Amorim takes a new job then the club would not have to pay the maximum for the Portuguese tactician which is great news ahead of the summer transfer window as funds are freed up.
United and AC Milan are scheduled to meet in a pre-season friendly on August 15th in Wroclaw, Poland in what could be an interesting reunion.
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