WIMISOM held in Garowe a Roundtable meeting between members of parliament, CSOs, health workers, and community leaders in advocacy for passing the Zero-tolerance FGM Bill.
In June 2021, The Puntland cabinet unanimously endorsed a zero-tolerance FGM bill banning all forms of the harmful practice.The zero-tolerance bill criminalizes all forms of FGM. It classifies those who continue to practice it, such as circumcisers, both traditional and health care professionals, parents, and helpers, as perpetrators. Those who are found guilty of endorsing …