TAILIEUCHUNG - Female Genital Cutting, Women’s Health and Development

This paper is intended to give information on the issue of Female Genital Mutilation/ Cutting (FMG/C)1 and to highlight opportunities for the Bank to address the issue of FGM/C within its overall development agenda and poverty reduction strategy. Overall, the Bank has been rather conservative terms of dealing with the issue FGM/C. To date, there are no specific guidelines, nor a strategic plan focusing on FGC work,but, there is a strong consensus in the Human Development sector that FGC requires a multisectoral approach be integrated into the reproductive health, education, social protection, and rural development strategies of the Bank | WOHLO BANK w o R K I N Q H A f i R NO 12 2 A H I c A HUMAN OíĩVetOHMíNÍ í h H É t Female Genital Cutting Women s Health and Development The Role of the World Bank Umku R jf TH. ivorw KA O. WORLD BANK WORKING PAPER NO. 122 Fe male Ge n ita l Cu tt i ng Wom e n s Hea 1th and Development The Role of the World Bank Khama Rogo Tshiya Subayi Nahid Toubia Africa Region Human Development Department THE WORLD BANK Washington . Copyright 2007 The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development I The World Bank 1818 H Street . Washington . 20433 . All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America First Printing July 2007 printed on recycled paper 1 2 3 4 5 10 09 08 07 World Bank Working Papers are published to communicate the results of the Bank s work to the development community with the least possible delay. The manuscript of this paper therefore has not been prepared in accordance with the procedures appropriate to formally-edited texts. Some sources cited in this paper may be informal documents that are not readily available. The findings interpretations and conclusions expressed herein are those of the author s and do not necessarily reflect the views of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Devel-opmentlThe World Bank and its affiliated organizations or those of the Executive Directors of The World Bank or the governments they represent. The World Bank does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this work. The boundaries colors denominations and other information shown on any map in this work do not imply any judgment on the part of The World Bank of the legal status of any territory or the endorsement or acceptance of such boundaries. The material in this publication is copyrighted. Copying andIor transmitting portions or all of this work without permission may be a violation of applicable law. The International Bank for Reconstruction and DevelopmentIThe World Bank encourages dissemination of its work and will .

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