FGM: 70 million more victims than previously thought

Unicef report estimates 200 million women around the world have been subjected to the procedure

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Maasai women in Kenya meet to discuss the issue of female genital mutilation
(Image credit: SIMON MAINA/AFP/Getty Images)

New figures published today by the United Nations' children's charity, Unicef, say the number of women and girls who have undergone female genital mutilation (FGM) may be up to 70 million higher than estimated last year.

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