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Commonwealth women’s affairs ministers endorse roadmap to fast-track gender equality

Women’s affairs ministers from Commonwealth countries on Wednesday, August 23, 2023, committed to a roadmap designed to scale up efforts to achieve gender equality...
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Group empowers community, targets women in economies, forest sustainability in Cross River

The Panacea for Developmental and Infrastructural Challenges for Africa Initiative (PADIC-Africa) has empowered Edondon Community, even as it targets women in Obubra Local Government...
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Femicide epidemic: Tragedy ignites angry feminists’ fury

Introduction Over the past few years, Nigeria has grappled with a growing femicide epidemic that has recently surged to alarming levels. This horrifying trend has...
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World Population Day: UN says gender equality key to meeting SDGs

UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has called on world leaders to give priority to advancing gender quality to meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by...
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World Population Day: Stakeholders advocate gender equality

Population stakeholders have unanimously advocated for global gender equality aimed at making women and girls live their lives to the fullest. The Chairman, National Population...
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Climate change: Women plant 5,000 trees in 220 schools in Kaduna

Some women in Kaduna State have begun planting of 5,000 trees in 220 primary and secondary schools, as part of environmental sustainability strategy to...
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Desertification and Drought Day: How land degradation, desertification impacting women, girls – Leaders

United Nations General Assembly event to mark Desertification and Drought Day brings together leaders to advance gender equality and land restoration goals Women leaders from...
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Desertification and Drought Day: World leaders urged to prioritise women’s land rights

Women facing worsening droughts, raging wildfires and other climate change impacts have delivered an urgent message to the international community at the United Nations...
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Katsina children raise alarm over climate-linked school hazards

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ACReSAL surpasses midpoint targets, eyes expansion as Lagos review opens

At the opening of a three-day strategic review in Lagos, Nigeria’s flagship climate resilience initiative, the Agro-Climatic Resilience in...
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Inger Andersen: Gearing up for a year of multilateral action

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