"For any feminist foreign policy to be meaningful, it is vital that it addresses the gap between rhetoric and practice — including an acknowledgment of colonial history," Nimco Ali and Aya Chebbi write in this opinion.
"I have seen time and time again how commitments made in conference rooms on ending sexual violence in conflict, FGM, or other forms of violence against girls, will very rarely translate into meaningful actions or funding," Nimco Ali writes in this op-ed.
Female genital mutilation is now seen as an urgent global issue, but funding levels to end it is minuscule and political will is inconsistent. We need all governments to ban it, writes Nimco Ali, CEO at The Five Foundation.
