Violence Against Persons Prohibition

The Plateau Gender and Equal Opportunity Commission has called on stakeholders to support its bid to end violence against women and children in the state. READ ALSO:Adolescent girls at high risk of sexual violence, says UNICEF Mrs…

The Katsina State Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Centre says it has successfully treated 10 GBV-related cases and repatriated two survivors back to their families, within a month of its inauguration. READ ALSO:Group seeks increased funding…

The President, National League of Women Voters (NILOWV), Mrs Irene Awunah-Ikyegh, has appealed to government at all levels to increase funding for gender units to enable the units to promptly tackle Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV)…

The Rotary Club has urged government at levels to give more attention to effective implementation of Violence Against Persons Prohibition (VAPP) Act 2015, and justice for the victims of Gender Based Violence (GBV) in the country. READ…

The Bayelsa Government, in collaboration with UN Population Fund (UNFPA), has trained frontline health and social workers in flood-prone local government areas for integrated service provision during emergencies. READ ALSO:UNFPA…