The Federal Government and UN Women have strengthened mechanisms to enhance accountability and catalyse transformative action toward achieving Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment (GEWE) for sustainable development.
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Obstetric fistula is a silent killer that is a completely treatable health condition, yet it affects over 500,000 women worldwide, UN agencies have said.
UN Women Nigeria, in partnership with the Women Political Participation Partners Working Group, has called for nationwide support for the passage of the Special Seats Bill.
A sobering report recently released by the UN Women and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) reveals that…
Globally, 85,000 women and girls were killed intentionally in 2023, with 60 per cent of the homicides committed by intimate partners or other family members, UN Women said.
The Small Scale Women Farmers of Nigeria (SWOFON) in partnership with the UN Women, has trained 250 women in biogas technologies and financial skills in Bauchi State.
The Association of Women Living with HIV/AIDS in Nigeria (ASHWAN) has empowered women living with HIV/AIDS with health and life skills to enhance their economic independence.
The Federal Government has inaugurated the second phase of the Women Project on Resource Centres to increase women’s representation in governance and decision-making.
The House of Representatives has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the United Nations Women on the need to increase the number of women in governance.
UN Women, on Wednesday, tasked media practitioners and organisations to empower the female gender and promote its participation in politics.