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July 18, 2019
The Permanent Secretary,Ministry of Budget and National Planning, Earnest Umakhihe, has said the FederalGovernment will collaborate with European Union and UN to end violence againstwomen and girls in the country
The permanent secretarydisclosed this during Inception Workshop on EU-UN Joint Spotlight Initiativeheld in Abuja on Thursday.
Umakhihe said the jointefforts would address the challenge of Gender BasedViolence to be steered bythe ministry to guide the implementation of programme in alignment withnational 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 genderequality and women’s empowerment, in line with the 2030 Agenda for SustainableDevelopment, SDG 5 in particular.”
According to him, theprogramme is vital to the socio-economic development of Nigeria, asencapsulated in the Economic Recovery and Growth Plan .
He said “violence againstwomen and girls is endemic and cannot be ignored.