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"Madam President, two years ago I spoke in this very Chamber about the case of Waris Dirie, who is now a UN Ambassador for the abolition of female genital mutilation. As a young woman, I read her book ‘Desert Flower’ and her case was the first time that I had heard about FGM. As I have said before, it moved me to tears. The physical and mental impact of this devastating practice and the harrowing experience of a young woman, echoed by millions across the globe, left a lasting impression on me.
As today is the International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation, I feel it is more important than ever to call on the Commission to set out its recommendations on how Member States can tackle this illegal practice, which affects more than half a million women here in the EU. We must make sure that the public realise that this practice constitutes a gross form of violence against women and violence against the child. But we must also ensure that the Member States themselves understand better the prevalence of this in their own society, as well as tackling the problem through effective prosecution and punishment. The Commission must also consider how it can help to eliminate the practice in third countries.
The fact that 125 million women around the world are affected by this brutal practice, which leaves them with serious health and life-threatening problems, is an astonishing figure that commands our attention. The practice of FGM must be condemned worldwide and I fully support calls for the Commission and the External Action Service to take a firm stance on those countries which do not. We must lift this taboo, we must face up to the scale of the problem and we must reach out to find a way to bring an end to this barbaric practice the world over."@en1
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