Country Programme Director, UN Women, Dr Grace Ongile has
called on religious leaders and traditional rulers to help end gender based
violence in Nigeria by 2030.
Ongile made the appeal in an interview in Abuja.
She said the organisation has sought partnership with
religious leaders, traditional rulers and community leaders to end violence
against women and female children by building local structures.
According to her, the partnership is one of the strategies
adopted by the UN Women in ending gender based violence in Nigeria.
Ongile also explained that partnering with the leaders was
an important way of understanding the dynamics at the local level.
She said across the world violence against women and girls
remained one of the most serious and the most tolerated human right violation.
She said a legal review would be required to support the
efforts of the organisation especially in handling reported cases of violations
of the rights of women.
The director urged that the laws that have been passed
should be implemented in partnership with the government including the police.
Source; NAN
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