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<blockquote>"{{Citation |Title= |Text=Female genital mutilation / circumcision is a serious violation of human and children's rights. It can lead to lifelong complaints and complications. For many girls, the procedure is fatal. The abolition of this practice is the goal of the international community in the Agenda for Sustainable Development (SDG Goal No. 5). We are committed to this goal, including with this contribution. We know that the issue of male circumcision is controversial and emotional. UNICEF takes seriously the concerns raised about the right to physical integrity and self-determination. |Author=Laura Sandgathe |Source=UNICEF |ref=<ref name="UNICEF Blog 2021"</blockquote>}}
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'''UNICEF''' promotes the [[circumcision]] of children in violation of international [[human rights]] law as [[HIV ]] prevention policy.<ref>{{REFweb
|quote=[...] the Government and UNICEF are working together to introduce infant male circumcision [...]
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|Text=Young people everywhere need accurate and relevant information about sexual and reproductive health and [[HIV ]] transmission, as well as opportunities to build risk-reduction skills. They also need access to appropriate [[HIV ]] prevention services, including voluntary counseling and testing, harm reduction, sexual and reproductive health services, PMTCT and <span style="background:#d7f5ff">male circumcision</span>, and to commodities including condoms.
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|Source=UNICEF
|date=2011-03-04
|publisher=Science Speaks: HIV & TB News
|quote=The Ministry of Health, supported principally by UNICEF and [[PEPFAR]], is currently working to introduce and scale up neonatal circumcision.
|accessdate=2011-05-06
}}</ref>
Point of Interest: In recent studies, [[HIV ]] transmission was found to be more prevalent in circumcised males in Swaziland. The drive to circumcise the majority of Swazi men continues none the less.<ref>{{REFjournal
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|url=http://www.measuredhs.com/pubs/pdf/FR202/FR202.pdf
|quote=As Table 14.10 shows, the relationship between [[HIV ]] prevalence and circumcision status is not in the expected direction. Circumcised men have a slightly higher [[HIV ]] infection rate than men who are not circumcised (22 percent compared with 20 percent)
|accessdate=2011-05-06
}}</ref>
== Double standard ==
In 2020, the French blog ''La dague et le fourreau'' pointed out that UNICEF France is well aware of the suffering inflicted on boys by genital mutilation.<ref>{{REFweb |url=https://ladagueetlefourreau.wordpress.com/2020/06/10/circoncisions-sans-anesthesie-et-sans-consentement-unicef-france-doit-sortir-du-silence/ |title=Circoncisions d’enfants sans anesthésie et sans consentement : UNICEF France doit sortir du silence |trans-title=Circumcisions of children without anesthesia and without consent: UNICEF France must break the silence |language=French |date=2020-06-10 |accessdate=2021-07-20}}</ref> The article goes into detail on information published by [[WHO]] and UNICEF and criticizes the fact that UNICEF does not take a stand against this suffering that boys are exposed to worldwide. It shows that UNICEF knows very well that the most brutal circumcisions take place without any pain suppression, with primitive tools such as razor blades, and yet does not speak out against such practices. * [https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=fr&tl=en&u=https://ladagueetlefourreau.wordpress.com/2020/06/10/circoncisions-sans-anesthesie-et-sans-consentement-unicef-france-doit-sortir-du-silence/ English version of the Blog entry (Google Translate)] In 2021, UNICEF has published an article on the subject of female circumcision with the title "No child should experience such pain" on their German blog 2021.<refname="UNICEF Blog 2021">{{REFweb
|last=Sandgathe
|first=Laura
|accessdate=2021-07-18
}}</ref> No boys are mentioned here. To comments in the blog that indicate that UNICEF is arguing very one-sidedly here, UNICEF replies with a standard text module in which it says:
German intactivist [[Ulf Dunkel]] responded to this on his blog and wrote a comprehensive reply that proves UNICEF double standards.<ref>{{REFweb
|accessdate=2021-07-18
}}</ref>
==Circumcision does not prevent HIV infection==
=== Population-based studies ===
{{Population-based studies}}
===Two African surveys===
The previously reported studies were from developed Western nations. Now we have information from Sub_Saharan Africa.
French scientist [[Michel Garenne]], Ph.D. has published two reports in 2022 comparing the incidence of HIV infection in [[circumcised]] and [[intact]] men.
In his first report, Garenne presented the findings from a study in Lesotho, the enclave in South Africa. He reported:
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In couple studies, the effect of circumcision and VMMC on HIV was not significant, with similar transmission from female to male and male to female. The study questions the amount of effort and money spent on VMMC in Lesotho.<ref name="garenne2022A">{{REFjournal
|last=Garenne
|first=Michel
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|author-link=Michel Garenne
|title=Changing relationships between HIV prevalence and circumcision in Lesotho
|url=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35373731/
|date=2022-04-04
|journal=J Biosoc Sci
|volume=online ahead of print
|pages=1-16
|DOI=10.1017/S0021932022000153
|pubmedID=35373731
|accessdate=2022-11-07
}}</ref>
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In his second report, Garenne (2022) presented information from six Sub-Saharan African nations (Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe). He reported:
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"Results matched earlier observations made in South Africa that [[circumcised]] and [[intact]] men had similar levels of HIV infection."<ref name="garenne2022B">{{REFjournal
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|first=Michael
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|title=Age-incidence and prevalence of HIV among intact and circumcised men: an analysis of PHIA surveys in Southern Africa
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|journal=J Biosoc Sci
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|date=2022-10-26
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|pages=1-13
|url=https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-biosocial-science/article/abs/ageincidence-and-prevalence-of-hiv-among-intact-and-circumcised-men-an-analysis-of-phia-surveys-in-southern-africa/CAA7E7BD5A9844F41C6B7CC3573B9E50
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|pubmedID=36286328
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|DOI=10.1017/S0021932022000414
|accessdate=2022-11-07
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{{SEEALSO}}
* [[Circumcision and HIV]]
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* {{REFweb
|url=https://www.doctorsopposingcircumcision.org/for-professionals/alleged-medical-benefits/hivaids/
|title=HIV/AIDS
|publisher=[[Doctors Opposing Circumcision(D.O.C.)]]
|website=
|date=2020
|quote=
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[[Category:OrganizationsOrganization]]
[[Category:Circumcision in Africa]]