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Female Genital Mutilation Practice Still Prevalent in Oyo, Osun and Ekiti – UN Report

Female Genital Mutilation Practice Still Prevalent in Oyo, Osun and Ekiti – UN Report

 A survey funded by the United Nations Trust Fund to End Violence against Women (UN Trust Fund), on the practice of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in Oyo, Osun and Ekiti States has shown that in spite of the gains that have been made in the reduction of the practice, its prevalence in the three states […]

UN Women Releases Report On Equality And Violence

UN Women Releases Report On Equality And Violence

The United Nations says women’s rights have advanced over the past decades but gender inequality and violence still exists within families. U.N. Women, also known as the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, released its annual “Progress of the World’s Women” report on Tuesday, The report identifies ways in which […]

Adventist Women Fight Gender Violence

Adventist Women Fight Gender Violence

Violence against women and children has become a pandemic in Botswana, says Local Government and Rural Development Assistant Minister Botlogile Tshireletso. Officiating at the Seventh Day Adventist women’s “END IT NOW” campaign in Mahalapye on August 19, she said the plight of people attacked in their homes and subjected to all forms of abuse could […]