Silvia Sardone· PfE

Nuanced

In the world there are over 200 million women and girls who have been victims of these horrible practices (child marriage/FGM).

Omissions

• The current figure for FGM is 230 million (UNICEF 2024), not just 'over 200 million' - representing a 15% increase from 2016 when the 200 million figure was first reported.
• The claim does not specify whether it refers to FGM alone or both FGM and child marriage combined. If referring to both practices, the figure would be substantially higher (child marriage alone affects 640 million).
• The UNICEF data referenced was published in March 2024, prior to the session date of March 11, 2026.

Sources

• PrimaryUNICEF - Female Genital Mutilation: A global concernOver 230 million girls and women worldwide have undergone FGM – a 15 per cent increase from 2016 data
• PrimaryUNICEF - Is an End to Child Marriage within Reach?An estimated 640 million girls and women alive today were married in childhood
• SecondaryUN News - Over 230 million women and girls subjected to female genital mutilationMore than 230 million girls and women alive today have been subjected to female genital mutilation (FGM); an increase of 30 million or 15 per cent compared to 2016 estimates