Gender, Children and Social Protection Minister Addresses Press Conferemce FGM

 The Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection Hon. Otiko Afisah Djaba was at the Institute of Local Government Studies for a Press Conference on Female Genital Mutilation & Cut (FGM/C) organised by (I)NTACT.
The press conference was to announce the partnership between the German Group (I)NTACT and NGOs of Ghana, Burkina Faso and Togo for the elimination of the tradition of excision or female genital mutilation across borders.

Speaking at the event, Hon. Otiko Afisah Djaba pledged her unwavering support and that of her ministry in the combat against FGM and continue with the work of reaching out to a wider stakeholder base with robust sensitisation and advocacy programmes especially for traditional rulers who sometimes encourage such practices.
Hon. Otiko Djaba added that FGM must be stopped as it violates on the rights of women and girls and strengthen discrimination and gender inequality in areas where it is practiced.
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