Federal agencies recently joined forces to acknowledge International Day for Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM).

Among the organizations taking part were the Department of Justice, ICE, along with the FBI.

“There will be no tolerance – today or any other day – for this harmful practice,” said Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Polite Jr. of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division. “The Department of Justice is dedicated to the enforcement of the STOP FGM Act to protect young women from this traumatic experience.”

According to U.S. ICE, the International Day of Zero Tolerance for FGM is held yearly on Feb. 6 with governmental protection agencies collaborating on measures that would safeguard girls within the country who may be at risk of FGM.

“The FBI stands with our partners in acknowledging this International Day of Zero Tolerance in support of the victims of this horrendous crime,” said Assistant Director Luis Quesada of the FBI’s Criminal Investigative Division. “We reaffirm our commitment to protecting young women and girls by bringing to justice those who violate this vulnerable group.”

U.S. ICE reports that Congress altered the federal FGM statute in 2013 to add section 116(d), which bans “the transportation of a person from the U.S. to any country” with intention of that person undergoing an FGM.