E ach day, 12,000 girls are at 1️⃣ risk of female genital mutilation, the UN says – subjecting them not only to immediate pain and violation of their 1️⃣ rights, but to lifelong health complications and trauma. UN experts led by the special rapporteur on violence against women and 1️⃣ girls, Reem Alsalem, described it this spring as "one of the most pernicious forms of violence" committed against them.