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SDGs unachievable without gender equality, says UN deputy chief

UN Deputy Secretary-General, Ms Amina Mohammed, has reaffirmed the importance of gender equality in attaining the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Speaking at the UN headquarters in New...

admin - July 16, 2019

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Expert wants gender sensitive, pro-poor policies to mitigate climate change

President, Society for Conservation and Sustainability of Energy and Environment in Nigeria, Dr Uzodinma Adirieje, has urged the Federal Government to make gender sensitive and pro-poor...

admin - June 27, 2019

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Women’s Day: UNODC flays gender-related killings in Africa

As the world celebrates the 2019 International Women’s Day, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Nigeria office draws attention to the disproportionally high...

admin - March 8, 2019

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Women’s Day: A call for gender integration in Nigeria’s development pathway

Chair, Gender Thematic Group, Climate and Sustainable Development Network of Nigeria (CSDevNet), Elizabeth Jeiyol, advocates concerted efforts at building smart solutions that go beyond acknowledging the...

admin - March 8, 2019

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Stakeholders urged to safeguard girls, women against gender-based violence

The UN Population Fund (UNFPA) has urged strategic stakeholders to strive more to safeguard women and girls from Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and other harmful...

admin - February 25, 2019

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How COP24 helped to close gender gap

The 24th Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP24) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) held December 2018 in Katowice, Poland marked...

admin - February 11, 2019

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