GLOBAL DATABASE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLSCOUNTRY-PROFILECAMEROONMEASURESSECOND NATIONAL ACTION PLAN TO COMBAT FGM 2021
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Second National Action Plan to Combat FGM 2021
Type of Measure
Policies > National action plan specific to violence against women
Form of Violence
Female genital mutilation
Year
2021
Brief Description

Cameroon developed and implemented a National Action Plan to combat Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in 1998, focusing on prevention through awareness-raising among practitioners and key opinion leaders, psychosocial support for survivors, support for reintegration of perpetrators, and planned legal reforms including amendments to the penal code. The country has updated the action plan which is now in effect from 2022 to 2026

Original language:

Le Cameroun a élaboré et mis en œuvre un Plan national de lutte contre les mutilations génitales féminines dès 1998, visant la prévention via la sensibilisation des femmes praticiennes et leaders d’opinion, la prise en charge psychosociale des victimes, l’accompagnement à la reconversion des autrices, ainsi que la répression envisagée au moyen d’amendements du Code pénal. Le pays a mis à jour le plan d'action qui s'étale désormais sur 2022-2026

Source of Information
The Government of Cameroon's submission for the 2022 Secretary General's Report on the implementation of the General Assembly Resolutions on Intensifying Global Efforts for the Elimination of Female Genital Mutilations.
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