Facts about gender based violence in the Middle East

Click on a country name below to find local support

Bahrain

Egypt

Islamic Republic of Iran

Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories

Jordan

Kuwait

Lebanon

Oman

Palestine

Qatar

Republic of Iraq

République libanaise

Saudi Arabia

United Arab Emirates

Yemen

מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל

פלשתינה‎

ٱلْجُمْهُورِيَّة ٱلْيَمَنِيَّة

الإمارات

الجمهورية اللبنانية

المملكة الأردنية الهاشمية

المملكة العربية السعودية

جمهورية العراق

جمهورية مصر العربية

جمهوری اسلامی ایران

دَوْلَة إِسْرَائِيل

دولة الكويت

دولة فلسطين

دولة قطر

سلطنة عُمان

فلسطين‎

کۆماری عێراق

مملكة البحرين

---

Facts about gender based violence in the Middle East

Over 133 million girls and women in 29 countries in the Middle East and Africa have experienced some form of FGM/C. Source: UN Women, Facts and Figures: Ending Violence against Women. 2013.

The evidence base on the physical health complications of FGC/FGM, which covers over half a century of research from more than 20 countries in Africa and beyond, shows that FGC/FGM is associated with an increased risk of urinary tract infections, bacterial vaginosis, painful sexual intercourse and obstetric difficulties. Source: Effects of female genital cutting on physical health outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis, Rigmor C Berg et al. 2014

Girls who undergo FGM/C generally experience extreme physical and psychological pain, as well as prolonged bleeding, infection (including HIV), infertility, complications during pregnancy, and death. Source: UN Women, Facts and Figures: Ending Violence against Women. 2013.