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It is estimated that between 100 and 130 million young girls and women have been subjected to sexual mutilation. Every year, 2 million young girls are at risk of being subjected to this practice.
The term female genital mutilation covers all procedures that involve partial or total removal of the external female genitalia or any injury to the female genital organs inflicted for cultural or religious reasons or for any other non-medical reasons.
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