Waris Dirie has been leading the anti- Female Gental Mutilation (FGM) campaign to eradicate FGM by raising worldwide awareness to the tragic act for the rights of girls and women.
She is the first person to draw the world’s attention to FGM as a human rights issue.
She was appointed as a first Special Ambassador to the United Nations for the Elimination of Female Genital Mutilation in 1997. Since then, she has been putting tireless efforts in anti-FGM Campaign.
In 2002, Waris Dirie established the Desert Flower Foundation, named for the English translation of her first name, to actively promote the eradication of FGM around the world.
In 2012, the United Nations General Assembly unanimously passed a resolution banning the practice and has set a goal to eliminate FGM by 2030. 15 African Union member countries ratified the Maputo Protocol, which in Article 5 lists FGM as a harmful practice that must be ended.
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