Another target of our fight against discrimination is the international initi...

Another target of our fight against discrimination is the international initiative to ban female genital mutilation. Since September 2009 Italy together with a group o f African Countries has promoted such an initiative, which hopefully will lead to the presentation o f a Resolution here that fully respects African ownership. FGMs. which violate a woman' s physical integrity, affect millions o f women throughout the world, including in my Country, where 35 thousand such cases have been reported. a