The only way I could avoid #fgm was by getting educated - Domtila Chesang speaks at #UnitedNations in Geneva #endFGM

I looked like an outcast because I was not cut - Domtila Chesang - #endFGM event at #UnitedNations in Geneva

Health care workers must be engaged in fight to #endfgm says Dr Lale Say of World Health Organization at #fgm event in Geneva

Health care workers need support to fight #fgm says Dr Lale Say of World Health Organization (WHO) at #endfgm event in Geneva

Medicalization of #fgm is wrong - can still do damage and should not happen - Dr Abdulcadir of Geneva University Hospital #zeroFGM

Ambassadors of #BurkinaFaso #Italy #Norway speak out to #endFGM at Geneva event to stop the practice on Day of #zerotolerance

.European Parliament estimated approx 180,000 women & girls at risk of #fgm each year in #EU #endFGM

Speaking at Geneva event #AfricanUnion ambassador speaks out to #endFGM and important role of AU African Union The African Union

States must discourage harmful practices like #fgm says #africanunion ambassador at Geneva event - education will help

Organization of Islamic Cooperation says #FGM is grave violence against women, speaking at Geneva event on #zerotolerance to fgm

Although declining in most places #fgm increased in Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau and Mali #TogetherForZero

FGM in decline but in some countries more medical professionals engage in it #endFGM #TogetherForZero

Men and boys have to stand up and say #fgm is not acceptable, says #Norway ambassador in Geneva at #endFGM event

Must ensure our #FGM efforts have real impact, not just looking good - Norway speaking at side event on day of #zerotolerance to FGM

Domtila Chesang #fgm activist from Kenya - enough conferences, time to bring the support to the grassroots where women need it #endFGM

In Geneva #UNICEF talks about #fgm on behalf of joint programme on FGM - partnerships are key to #endfgm especially health personnel

Margaret Chan #WHO #midwives provide critical health care - speaking on high-level Geneva panel

Margaret Chan #WHO #midwives key - unnecessary and harmful interventions must be avoided

Health workforce is central to strong health system - competent workforce requires #midwives - Dr Osotimehin UNFPA

#midwives are not a luxury - investing in them improves access to SRH for women and adolescents - Dr Osotimehin UNFPA in Geneva