This paper is intended to give information on the issue of Female Genital Mutilation/ Cutting (FMG/C)1 and to highlight opportunities for the Bank to address the issue of FGM/C within its overall development agenda and poverty reduction strategy. Overall, the Bank has been rather conservative terms of dealing with the issue FGM/C. To date, there are no specific guidelines, nor a strategic plan focusing on FGC work,but, there is a strong consensus in the Human Development sector that FGC requires a multisectoral approach be integrated into the reproductive health, education, social protection, and rural development strategies of the Bank
