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Wednesday 19 Nov 2014 - 10:02 Makkah mean time-26-1-1436  Copenhagen (IINA) – The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) participated in a meeting on ending female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C), which was held under the patronage of the Crown Princess of Denmark on November 11 at the Danish parliament.
The OIC’s participation in the high level meeting came upon the invitation of the Danish government and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) regional Nordic bureau.
Deputy Permanent Observer of the Geneva Delegation to the United Nations Ms. Aissata Kane, who represented the OIC in the meeting, delivered a statement on behalf of the Secretary General Iyad Madani. The OIC was the only intergovernmental organization invited to this important conference which was convened with the aim of coordinating joint actions for ending the harmful practice of FGM/C worldwide.
Around 250 representatives from various spheres participated in the conference, including the members of Danish parliament, civil society, media and community workers from main Nordic countries.
The statements delivered during this first session of the conference focused on the necessity to further strengthen international cooperation and national commitments for combating the practice of FGM/C in 29 African countries, as well as in other Middle Eastern and Asian countries.
Following the political segment of the conference, a second technical session was organized to brief the conference on the progress made by the joint UNFPA and UNICEF program, Tostan and Orchid projects, which are mainly funded by the Nordic countries for the purpose of fighting the FMG/C in West Africa. Successful programs and community projects for combating this violation of women's and girls' rights were presented with the view to highlighting the realizations, as well as the challenges met during the implementation of FGM/C ending programs.
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