Brittany Evans Â· March 6, 2017. I went to Ila when I was elementary school and loved it and now one of my daughters go here and loves it and one of my sons will be starting the next school year. It is a small town school and I love it that way.
UN General Assembly Adopts Worldwide Ban on Female Genital Mutilation. On 20 December 2012, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a Resolution to Ban FGM worldwide. The Resolution [A/RES/67/146] was cosponsored by two thirds of the General Assembly, including the entire African Group, and was adopted by consensus by all UN members.
Prevalence of FGM. It is estimated that about 100 - 140 million women worldwide have undergone FGM, with an additional three million girls and women undergoing the procedure every year. FGM is prevalent in about 28 African countries and among a few minority groups in Asia.Prevalence varies significantly from one country to another.egal Measures to Eliminate FGM. Many governments in Africa and elsewhere have taken steps to eliminate the practice of FGM in their countries. These steps include laws criminalizing FGM, education and outreach programs, and the use of civil remedies and administrative regulations to prevent the practice.