TY - BOOK AU - UNICEF, U ED - World Health Organization ED - United Nations Population Fund TI - Female genital mutilation: a joint WHO/UNICEF/UNFPA statement SN - 9241561866 PY - 1997/// CY - Geneva PB - World Health Organization KW - CIRCUMCISION, FEMALE, adverse effects KW - INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION KW - WOMEN'S HEALTH N1 - What is female genital mutilation?; health complications; international agreements; national and community action; international approaches and actions N2 - Paperback; This publication describes what female genital mutilation is, why it occurs, what adverse effects it has on the health and development of girls and women, and how it can be eliminated. The statement condemns female genital mutilation and calls for its abolition ER -