The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Budget and National Planning, Earnest Umakhihe, has said the Federal Government will collaborate with European Union and UN to end violence against women and girls in the country
The permanent secretary disclosed this during Inception Workshop on EU-UN Joint Spotlight Initiative held in Abuja on Thursday.
Umakhihe said the joint efforts would address the challenge of Gender BasedViolence to be steered by the ministry to guide the implementation of programme in alignment with national priorities.
He added that
“the Spotlight Initiative is a global initiative focused on eliminating
all forms of violence against women and girls, with emphasis on achieving gender
equality and women’s empowerment, in line with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable
Development, SDG 5 in particular.”
According to him, the programme is vital to the socio-economic development of Nigeria, as encapsulated in the Economic Recovery and Growth Plan .
He said “violence against women and girls is endemic and cannot be ignored.
