Advocacy & Lobbying
To promote good governance in Nigeria, a non-governmental organization, Gender Strategy Advancement International, GSAI, has said People with Disabilities, PWD, Women, should be considered in the decision making process, and given political positions.
Executive Director GSAI, and Journalist, Adora Sydney Jack said this during a workshop on Inclusive Investigation Training on Gender Accountability in Governance, which was organised by GSAI, Gender Accountability and Inclusivity in Nigeria, GAIN, and Open Society Initiative for West Africa, OSIWA, on Monday in Abuja.
Click here to read the full article published by the Vanguard Newspapers on 24 October 2023.
Nearly a quarter of a century after the adoption by the Security Council of its resolution 1325 (2000), women’s full, equal and meaningful participation in building peace should be the norm, not an aspiration or an afterthought, but the data show that this is far from being a reality. In peace processes, negotiating parties continue to regularly exclude women, and impunity for atrocities against women and girls is still prevalent. Women continue to face entrenched barriers to direct participation in peace and political processes, and women’s organizations struggle to find resources, while military spending continues to grow every year. This remains the case even though there is ample evidence that women’s participation contributes to more robust democracies and longer-lasting peace.
Click here to read the full report published by Relief Web on 24 October 2023.
The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the combined seventh to tenth periodic report of Nicaragua in the absence of a delegation.
Committee Experts raised questions on the treatment of women human rights defenders in Nicaragua, and the lack of sufficient health services for women, among other issues.
Click here to read the full report published by the United Nations News on 23 October 2023.
A recent report by UN Women and the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs showed that an additional investment of USD 360 billion per year, globally, would be necessary to completing SDG 5.
“The price tag for SDG 5 is in—we can afford it, and we need to pay it”, said UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous.
Click here to read the full article published by UN Women on 27 September 2023.
The Nigeria League of Women Voters (NILOWV) has called on political parties in the country to declare a state of emergency on political inclusion and space for Nigerian women to ensure that the country is governed with wisdom and decisions for healthy growth.
Convener and president of the league, Esther Uduehi, who made the call in Abuja while inaugurating the new board of trustees of the group yesterday, said the league had impacted the lives of many Nigerian women.
Click here to read the full article published by Leadership News on 23 September 2023.
As Nigeria returns to democracy, concerns continue to grow about the low representation of women in both elected and appointed positions.
Women make up more than half of the world’s population and make a significant contribution to society as a whole. In Nigeria, the current National Gender Policy (NGP) recommends 35% affirmative action and more inclusive representation of women, with at least 35% of political positions being elected accordingly and government appointees.
Click here to read the full article published by the Nigerian Tribune on 25 September 2023.