00:00today the world stops to observe the international day of zero tolerance for female janitor mutilation
00:07it is a day of heavy numbers and a ticking clock with only four years left to meet the
00:12un sustainable development goal of total elimination by 2030. a landmark report from
00:19unicef reveals that the mountain we are climbing is taller than we thought 230 million women and
00:27girls alive today are survivors of this practice that is 30 million more than we estimated just a
00:35decade ago according to the 2024 unicef update female janitor mutilation a global concern more
00:44than 230 million girls and women are living with the consequences of female janitor mutilation
00:51this 15 increase in reported survivors isn't just about more curtain it's about better data and
01:00rapid population growth in practicing regions as we speak approximately 4.4 million girls are at risk
01:09of being subjected to female janitor mutilation to meet 2030 target the world health organization
01:17and unicef warned that we must accelerate our efforts 27 times faster than the pace of the last decade
01:26without that leap 27 million more girls could endure the violation by the end of the decade
01:34it isn't just a violation of human rights it's a massive boarding on global health systems the world
01:41health organization who estimate that treating the physical and psychological complications of female
01:48genital mutilation cost the world 1.4 billion dollars every year experts say this figure could rise to 2.1
01:58billion by 2047 if we don't act now but there is a blueprint for success in the last 30 years countries like
02:07ethiopia kenya and syria alone have made significant strides the focus now is on closing the 2.4 billion
02:15dollars funding gap and stopping the medicalization of female genital mutilation where doctors not
02:23traditional quarters perform the procedure this year's theme is clear there is no end to female genital
02:30mutilation without sustained investment it's about shifting the heart of communities and the pockets of
02:38government the message is simple 230 million is a number but for every one of those girls it is a lifetime
02:47of impact the goal for 2030 is zero we are four years away
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