There is some positive news in the new UNICEF report , with data on trends revealing that the practice is becoming less common in more than half of the 29 countries where it is concentrated . Studies 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 says . Cutting is nearly universal in Somalia , Guinea , Djibouti and Egypt , a study finds . The steepest declines in prevalence are seen in Kenya and Uganda , the report says .
Studies 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 says . Cutting is nearly universal in Somalia , Guinea , Djibouti and Egypt , a study finds . The steepest declines in prevalence are seen in Kenya and Uganda , the report says .