Denouncing female genital mutilation/cutting as a violation of the human rights of women and girls and urging the international community and the Federal Government to increase efforts to eliminate the harmful practice.

This resolution denounces female genital mutilation and cutting as human rights violations. It also urges the Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development to incorporate efforts to eliminate female genital mutilation and cutting and calls on the international community to increase efforts to eliminate such practices.