Minister of Family Affairs Presents FGM Prohibition Bill to Parliament

Mogadishu, (SONNA) — The Minister of Family Affairs and Human Rights, H.E. Khadija Mohamed Makhzumi, presented the Bill on the Prohibition of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) to the House of the People of the Federal Parliament for consideration and deliberation in accordance with its constitutional mandate.

The Minister outlined the serious physical and psychological harm caused by Pharaonic FGM and underscored the importance of establishing a clear legal framework to prohibit this harmful practice, prevent its occurrence, and protect the rights, health, and dignity of women and girls.