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In 2022, the 10th WWDOGA will take place again on May 7th, which is also a favorable Saturday in terms of events. | In 2022, the 10th WWDOGA will take place again on May 7th, which is also a favorable Saturday in terms of events. | ||
== Demands of the WWDOGA == | |||
* Compliance with and implementation of [[UN Convention on the Rights of the Child]] Art. 2 (protection against discrimination), Art. 3 (priority of the best interests of the child) and Art. 24, paragraph 3 (abolition of harmful customs) | |||
* Legislative initiatives worldwide that provide for the protection of all children, regardless of gender, from non-therapeutic [[Genital mutilation|genital surgery]]. | |||
* Protection of children with atypical physical sex characteristics from medically unnecessary [[IGM|genital operations]] and other interventions | |||
* immediate stop of [[VMMC|mass circumcisions of boys]] as part of alleged HIV prevention in African countries | |||
* public research and education on the [[Complication|consequences of non-therapeutic genital surgery on children]] in their different forms and social contexts | |||
== IDOGA == | == IDOGA == | ||