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March 12, 2019
Nigeriahas been elected as a member of the Communication Committee of the 63rd Sessionof UN Commission on the Status of Women in New York.
Thiswas revealed by the Chairperson of the 63 Conference on the Statusof Women, Geradine Byrne, at the ongoing meeting of the Commission.
TheChairperson said that the election of Nigeria to serve in the communicationcommittee was in recognition of the country’s leading commitment in thestruggle for the elimination of all forms of violence against women in Africa.
Ina speech delivered at the Conference, on behalf of the African Union AU, theMinister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Aisha Abubakar, said thatNigeria would never relent in the quest to make the country and indeed Africa aGender-friendly society.
Theminister, however, cautioned that Africa would not witness any meaningfulsocial-political development until such a time that the concern of women wasput on the front burner in African nations’ policy, planning andimplementation.