6.8 crore girls may face genital mutilation by 2030: UN
Stressing the need for accelerated action against female genital mutilation, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned that 6.8 crore girls may face the practice by 2030. In his message marking the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, Guterres added that over 20 crore women and girls have already experienced genital mutilation.