Female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) is a human rights issue that affects girls and women worldwide. Over the last few years, the United Nations have been working to end the practice of cutting women’s genitals, a practice that is still frequent in countries such as Burkina Faso, Egypt, Kenya, Liberia and Togo. Continuing an agreement adopted in 2012 in the United Nations General Assembly, on 2015, in the new set of development goals – the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a target under Goal 5 was created to eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and FGM/C, by the year 2030. Over the last years, progresses have been registered, as in Burkina Faso where a reduction of such practices have lowered from 89% in 1980 to 58% in 2010. However, “current progress is insufficient to keep up with increasing population growth. If trends continue, the number of girls and women undergoing fgm/c will rise significantly over the next 15 years”. The UNICEF maintains a global database on several FGM/C indicators. More information is available in the document called "Female genital mutilation/cutting: a global concern".