Data reveal a downward trend in some countries where female genital mutilation occurs . But some 30 million girls remain at risk of being cut in the next decade , UNICEF warns . However , the practice is also found among other religious communities , '' the UNICEF report said . Cutting is nearly universal in Guinea , Kenya , Kenya and Egypt , a study finds . The steepest declines in cutting are seen in Guinea and Egypt , the report says .
Data reveal a downward trend in some countries where female genital mutilation occurs . But some 30 million girls remain at risk of being cut in the next decade , UNICEF warns . Cutting is nearly universal in Guinea , Kenya , Kenya and Egypt , a study finds . The steepest declines in cutting are seen in Guinea and Egypt , the report says .