Why press freedom and end to FGM are related in Somalia
Somali journalists attend a conference in Mogadishu to mark the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation on February 6, 2022. PHOTO | COURTESY |
Somalia performs poorly when it comes to defeating FGM, and attaining press freedom.
UNFPA said it was also giving protection to women and providing care to those who have undergone it, seeking to lessen the blow in a country that has yet to enact a law against FGM, even though leaders generally do not condone it.
