Female genital mutilation (FGM) is the cutting or removal of some or all of the vulva for non-medical reasons. FGM prevalence varies worldwide,but is majorly present in some countries of Africa,Asia and Middle East,and within their diasporas. As of 2024,UNICEF estimates that worldwide 230 million girls and women had been subjected to one or more types of FGM.
Foreign relations of Somalia are handled primarily by the President as the head of state,the Prime Minister as the head of government,and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Government.
Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud "Silanyo" is a Somaliland politician who was President of Somaliland from 2010 to 2017. He is a long-time member of the government,having served as Minister of Commerce of the Somali Republic,and among other Cabinet positions. During the 1980s,he also served as the Chairman of the Somali National Movement.
The Somali Civil War is an ongoing civil war that is taking place in Somalia. It grew out of resistance to the military junta which was led by Siad Barre during the 1980s. From 1988 to 1990,the Somali Armed Forces began engaging in combat against various armed rebel groups,including the Somali Salvation Democratic Front in the northeast,the Somali National Movement in the northwest,and the United Somali Congress in the south. The clan-based armed opposition groups overthrew the Barre government in 1991.
Foreign relations of the Republic of Somaliland are the responsibility of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Somaliland. The region's self-declaration of independence remains unrecognised by the international community.
Various international and local diplomatic and humanitarian efforts in the Somali Civil War have been in effect since the conflict first began in the early 1990s. The latter include diplomatic initiatives put together by the African Union,the Arab League and the European Union,as well as humanitarian efforts led by the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA),UNICEF,the World Food Programme (WFP),the Puntland Maritime Police Force (PMPF) and the Somali Red Crescent Society (SRCS).
The United States Africa Command is one of the eleven unified combatant commands of the United States Department of Defense,headquartered at Kelley Barracks,Stuttgart,Germany. It is responsible for U.S. military operations,including fighting regional conflicts and maintaining military relations with 53 African nations. Its area of responsibility covers all of Africa except Egypt,which is within the area of responsibility of the United States Central Command. U.S. AFRICOM headquarters operating budget was $276 million in fiscal year 2012.
International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation is a United Nations-sponsored annual awareness day that takes place on February 6 as part of the UN's efforts to eradicate female genital mutilation. It was first introduced in 2003.
Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke,popularly known as Omar Sharmarke,is a Somali diplomat and politician. From 2009 to 2010,he was the Prime Minister of Somalia. He subsequently briefly served as Somalia's Ambassador to the United States in 2014. In December 2014,Sharmarke was reappointed Prime Minister of Somalia. His term ended on 1 March 2017,and he was replaced by Hassan Ali Khaire.
Mohamed Behi Yonis is a Somaliland-Canadian diplomat who was the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Somaliland for two years. He worked for both African Union and the United Nations.
Female genital mutilation (FGM),also known as female genital cutting (FGC),female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) and female circumcision,is practiced in 30 countries in western,eastern,and north-eastern Africa,in parts of the Middle East and Asia,and within some immigrant communities in Europe,North America and Australia,aswell as in specific minority enclaves in areas such as South Asia and Russia. The WHO defines the practice as "all procedures that involve partial or total removal of the external female genitalia,or other injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons."
Hassan Sheikh Mohamud is a Somali politician who has served as the president of Somalia since May 2022,having previously held the office from 2012 to 2017. He is the founder and current chairman of the Union for Peace and Development Party. He was indirectly elected as President of the Federal Republic of Somalia on 15 May 2022,defeating the incumbent president Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed. A civil and political rights activist,Hassan was previously a university professor and dean at SIMAD University,which he co-founded.
James Christopher Swan is an American diplomat. He was the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Somalia from May 2019 to October 2022.
Female genital mutilation in the United Kingdom is the ritual removal of some or all of the external female genitalia of women and girls living in the UK. According to Equality Now and City University London,an estimated 103,000 women and girls aged 15–49 were thought to be living with female genital mutilation (FGM) in England and Wales as of 2011.
Female genital mutilation (FGM),also known as female circumcision or female genital cutting,includes any procedure involving the removal or injury of part or all of the vulva for non-medical reasons. While the practice is most common in Africa,Asia,and the Middle East,FGM is also widespread in immigrant communities and metropolitan areas in the United States,and was performed by doctors regularly until the 1980s.
The Embassy of the United States of America to Somalia is a diplomatic mission of the United States in Mogadishu,Somalia from 1960 to 1991. In 1957,the US opened a consulate-general in Mogadishu—the capital of the Trust Territory of Somalia,a UN trusteeship under Italian administration. The consulate was upgraded to embassy status in July 1960,when the US recognized Somalia's independence and appointed an ambassador. The embassy served to counter Soviet influence during the Cold War and also served as a base for the United States Agency for International Development,which had a large presence in the country. In 1989,the embassy moved from a dilapidated building in central Mogadishu to a new compound on the outskirts of the city.
Nigeria has the highest rate of female genital mutilation (FGM) in the world in total numbers. It is usually experienced by girls aged 0 to 15 years old. It involves either partial or complete removal of the vulva or other injury to the female genital organs and has no medical benefit.
The legal status of female genital mutilation (FGM),also known as female genital cutting (FGC),differs widely across the world.
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