The lnternational Day of United Nations (UN) Peacekeepers is celebrated every year on the 29th of May. This year's theme for 2022 is: "People, Peace, Progress: The power of partnerships". This day is an opportunity to recognize the service and sacrifice of the more than one million personnel who have served under the blue flag since 1948. Peacekeeping has helped save countless lives and brought peace and stability to many countries over the decades. Let us all thank those who work in pursuit of peace and honour all peacekeepers who have lost their lives to ensure a peaceful world.
Female genital mutilation (FGM) comprises all procedures that involve the partial or total removal of the female genitalia for non-medical reasons. It most often involves the removal of girls and women external genitalia, and is recognized internationally as a violation of the human rights, the health and integrity of girls and women. Girls who undergo female genital mutilation face short term complications such as severe pain, shock, excessive bleeding, infections and difficulty in passing urine as well as long term consequences for their sexual and reproductive health and mental health. Long term female genital mutilation complications leads to physical and psychological consequences. Medical complications include; urinary problems, vaginal problems, menstrual problems, pelvic pain, sexual dysfunction, depression, anxiety, painful intercourse, obsteric complication, painful labour, severe pain, prolonged bleeding, infection, infertility and even death. It can also lead to an increase...
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