Female genital mutilation: 30 million girls 'at risk (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-23410858)

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More than 30 million girls are at risk of being subjected to female genital mutilation (FGM) over the next decade, a study by Unicef has found. (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-23410858)
(http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-23410858)It said more than 125 million girls and women alive today had undergone a procedure now opposed by the majority in countries where it was practised. (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-23410858)
(http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-23410858)Ritual cutting of girls' genitals is practised by some African, Middle Eastern and Asian communities in the belief it protects a woman's virginity. (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-23410858)
(http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-23410858)Unicef wants action to end FGM. (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-23410858)
(http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-23410858)The UN Children Fund survey, described as the most comprehensive to date on the issue, found that support for FGM was declining amongst both men and women. (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-23410858)
(http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-23410858)FGM "is a violation of a girl's rights to health, well-being and self-determination," said Unicef deputy executive director Geeta Rao Gupta, (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-23410858)
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"What is clear from this report is that legislation alone is not enough."
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Somalia (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-23410858)
98% (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-23410858)
Ivory Coast (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-23410858)
36% (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-23410858)
Guinea (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-23410858)
96% (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-23410858)
Kenya (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-23410858)
27% (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-23410858)
Djibouti (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-23410858)
93% (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-23410858)
Nigeria (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-23410858)
27% (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-23410858)
Egypt (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-23410858)
91% (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-23410858)
Senegal (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-23410858)
26% (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-23410858)
Eritrea (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-23410858)
89% (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-23410858)
Central African Republic (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-23410858)
24% (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-23410858)
Mali (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-23410858)
89% (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-23410858)
Yemen (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-23410858)
23% (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-23410858)
Sierra Leone (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-23410858)
88% (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-23410858)
Tanzania (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-23410858)
15% (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-23410858)
Sudan* (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-23410858)
88% (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-23410858)
Benin (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-23410858)
13% (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-23410858)
Burkina Faso (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-23410858)
76% (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-23410858)
Iraq (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-23410858)
8% (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-23410858)
The Gambia (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-23410858)
76% (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-23410858)
Ghana (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-23410858)
4% (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-23410858)
Ethiopia (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-23410858)
74% (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-23410858)
Togo (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-23410858)
4% (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-23410858)
Mauritania (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-23410858)
69% (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-23410858)
Niger (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-23410858)
2% (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-23410858)
Liberia (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-23410858)
66% (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-23410858)
Cameroon (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-23410858)
1% (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-23410858)
Guinea-Bissau (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-23410858)
50% (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-23410858)
Uganda (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-23410858)
1% (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-23410858)
Chad (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-23410858)
44% (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-23410858)
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thanx 4 the report