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Angelique Kidjo Concert: Raise your voice to end female genital mutilation

In the lead up to a 28 February concert featuring UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Angelique Kidjo at United Nations Headquarters, we asked social media supporters to post why they want to #endFGM. Here are selected posts. Full details: http://www.un.org/en/endfgm/

  1. angeliquekidjo
    Angelique Kidjo@angeliquekidjo
    I will be singing at the General Assembly in NY on Feb 28 to help end FGM. It is a complex issue but it needs to change bit.ly/yIKtr6
    Mon, Feb 13 2012 15:06:43
  2. ItMissionUNNY
    ItalianMission UN NY@ItMissionUNNY
    Why #endFGM? Find out by taking a look at this video featuring @angeliquekidjo & raise your voice w Italy and the UN: j.mp/ycAEUZ
    Sun, Feb 19 2012 20:06:08
  3. CelineNY
    Celine Kiermeier@CelineNY
    In Africa an estimated 92 million girls 10 years old and above have undergone FGM (Female Genital Mutilation). End FGM! #endFGM
    Tue, Feb 21 2012 15:26:16
  4. UN
    United Nations@UN
    100 to 140 million girls & women have undergone some form of genital mutilation/cutting. Raise your voice to #endFGM j.mp/ycAEUZ
    Fri, Feb 17 2012 06:00:20
  5. Angelique Kidjo | Free Music, Tour Dates, Photos, Videos
    Angelique Kidjo. I will be singing at the General Assembly in NY on Feb 28 to help end FGM. It is a complex issue but it needs to chang...
    Myspace
  6. UN_Women
    UN Women@UN_Women
    Raise your voice to #endFGM! If you're near NYC, you may win @UN concert tickets j.mp/ycAEUZ @UNICEF @UNFPA
    Tue, Feb 21 2012 12:45:03
  7. makhayaly
    Mohammed Afzal@makhayaly
    RT @AhmedRajucun: #endFGM female genital mutilation is a human rights violation. Let's unite to stop FGM!
    Sat, Feb 18 2012 13:42:45
  8. jttolston
    Justin Tolston@jttolston
    @UN No religion, traditional, custom, or cultural practice can ever justify female genital mutilation. #EndFGM
    Sat, Feb 18 2012 11:11:54
  9. Jaykeyman
    John kiarie@Jaykeyman
    This is animosity. Let's #endFGM @UN
    Sat, Feb 18 2012 11:10:09
  10. Jalapoco
    Ashe O'Keefe@Jalapoco
    #endFGM. The first step is education. Educating myself, the world. End female mutilation. The assembly in New York would be so cool
    Sun, Feb 19 2012 14:02:31
  11. democracyis
    Democracy Challenge@democracyis
    What we need are new eyes #EndFGM
    Thu, Feb 16 2012 11:34:25
  12. una1rose
    Barbara Rose@una1rose
    @UN no girl should have 2 be cruelly mutilated 4 life. It is barbaric & anti female. Please stop it! #endfgm
    Thu, Feb 16 2012 11:00:42
  13. jttolston
    Justin Tolston@jttolston
    @UN No religion, traditional, custom, or cultural practice can ever justify female genital mutilation. #EndFGM
    Sat, Feb 18 2012 11:11:54
  14. farouksayf
    Farouk@farouksayf
    #endFGM يجب وضع قانون لتجريم ختان البنات !! الرجاء النشر
    Thu, Feb 16 2012 15:47:34
  15. democracyis
    Democracy Challenge@democracyis
    Waging the finger and assigning blame is not enough to #EndFGM. We need move village by village to stop this practice.
    Thu, Feb 16 2012 11:33:18
  16. peggy_steele
    Peggy Steele@peggy_steele
    #endFGM Impacting 100-140M women worldwide, that's 32-45% of the US population in 2011. What if she was your mother, sister, friend? Cc: @UN
    Sat, Feb 18 2012 12:08:54
  17. Tostan
    Tostan@Tostan
    "Theirs is the generation where [FGC] could end and today is the day we make sure their voices are heard."@OrchidProject #EndFGM
    Tue, Feb 21 2012 13:41:56
  18. Chedadjadi
    Rachèd Adjadi@Chedadjadi
    @angeliquekidjo en concert le 28 Fév au siège des Nations Unies NY pour soutenir la lutte contre les Mutilations Génitales Féminines #EndFGM
    Sat, Feb 18 2012 11:48:48
  19. DJLeafy
    Magnus Löfström@DJLeafy
    Important! Raise your voice to end female genital mutilation!! unfpa.org/gender/practic… #endfgm
    Tue, Feb 21 2012 10:29:58
  20. Angélique Kidjo » Artists » WOMAD
    angeliquekidjo: I will be singing at the General Assembly in NY on Feb 28 to help end FGM. It is a complex issue but it needs to change...
    Womad
  21. abwakefield
    Arielle Wakefield@abwakefield
    @UN I raise my voice to #endFGM! Help those poor people.
    Tue, Feb 21 2012 15:02:48
  22. BetsyTeutsch
    betsy teutsch@BetsyTeutsch
    Time to end cutting! #endfgm concert on 2.29 by UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Angelique Kidjo un.org/en/endfgm/
    Mon, Feb 20 2012 08:24:17
  23. cruzvermella
    Cruz Vermella@cruzvermella
    Consigue dos entradas para ver a Angelique Kidjo el 28 de febrero en las Naciones Unidads un.org/es/endfgm/
    Wed, Feb 15 2012 07:53:28
  24. elisabethjessop
    Elisabeth Jessop@elisabethjessop
    RT @girleffect: From FGM survivor: “There’s no way to decorate the truth – FGM is sexual slavery in modern society” We must #EndFGM! #girleffect
    Mon, Feb 20 2012 15:59:43
  25. USEmbassyQ8
    U.S. Embassy Kuwait@USEmbassyQ8
    Some defend #FGM as a part of a cultural tradition. But violence toward women & girls isn't cultural – it’s criminal. #EndFGM
    Thu, Feb 16 2012 07:20:16

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