UNICEF observes Day of African Child with focus to end FGM in Gambia
Jun 16, 2022, 11:16 AM
Press release
Banjul, 16 June 2022 –This 16th June, we once again observe the Day of the African Child, but this time with a focus on assessing progress on policies to eliminate two of the worst harmful traditional practices, FGM and child marriage, compounded by underlying violence against children. In The Gambia, more than half of girls aged 0-14 years have undergone some form of female genital mutilation, whilst more than one in four girls is married before her 18th birthday.