Tag: UN Women
80,000 women and girls killed worldwide, UN decries rising femicide
In 2024, Africa recorded the largest numbers of female intimate partner and family-related killings with an estimated 22,600 victims (three…
UN Women, Lagos join forces to empower Women through Public Procurement
She noted that the programme, Women’s Economic Empowerment through Affirmative Procurement in Nigeria, supported by the African Development Bank, is…
Lagos expands opportunities for Women entrepreneurs with GPR Policy
Special Adviser to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Media and Publicity, Gboyega Akosile, also highlighted the significance of the initiative, describing…
113 countries yet to have woman head of state, says UN group
Women are also underrepresented as Permanent Representatives to the UN
Gaza war: 9,000 women killed so far, says UN Women
A UN Women rapid assessment of 120 women, conducted in February 2023, revealed that the majority, 84 per cent, said…
Sanwo-Olu pledges collaboration with UN Women on procurement
The governor, who was represented at the event by the Commissioner for Finance, Yomi Oluyomi, said his administration was ready…
Lagos PPA, UN women collaborate to train procurement specialists
The two-day Procurement Specialists Training programme, held at Dover Hotels, Ikeja, Lagos was aimed at strengthening the capacity of public…
UN Women, Standard Bank equip women farmers
Despite complications brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, UN Women and Standard Bank are making progress to equip women farmers…
UN Women, partners, launch new initiative to repeal discriminatory laws
The UN Women, in collaboration with African Union, European Union and other partners, are seeking to fast-track efforts to repeal…
UN Women sensitizes northern legislators
MS Njeri Karuru, UN Women Programme Manager on Women Peace and Security says it is important for legislators to be…
Women decry ‘slow progress’ in gender equality
The UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) has decried what it termed a “slow…