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A review of the events of the year 2020 in Nigeria, cannot be complete without remarkable happenings around the women. The Tide’s Women Desk takes a look at scenarios of events involving Nigerian women within the year under review. Prof (Mrs) Blessing Esuru Ahiauzu was recently on the news for a good reason.This time, she has broken a record as the only person and woman to become a Professor of Library and Information Management in Rivers and Bayelsa States. Prof (Mrs) Blessing Esuru Ahiauzu,...

A t the end of 2019 the women’s movement was holding its breath in expectation at what was heralded to be the year when womens rights would take center stage on the international arena. The year 2020 marked 25 years from the Beijing Platform of Action—the most progressive international blueprint for advancing women’s rights—the 20th anniversary of the adoption of the United Nation’s Security Council Resolution 1325, which set a new framework for women’s leadership and inclusion in a...

Date: Wednesday, December 23, 2020 For the 25th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, and as part of UN Womens Generation Equality campaign, UN Women Europe and Central Asia asked 25 women to probe still hidden issues and share inspiring ideas on getting transformation going, for good. Roza Mojsovska, 54, is an artist and poetess from North Macedonia who creates artwork with a brush in her mouth. Credit: UN Women/ Karina Ekizler-Kirillova Roza started pain...

By Ahmed Ubandoma Abuja, Dec. 4, 2020 First Lady Aisha Buhari has called for strategic partnership to end the raising cases of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) against women and girls in Nigeria. She made the call on Friday at a Seminar to mark the 2020 United Nations UN Women’s campaign for 16 days of activism against GBV in Abuja. Naija247news reports that the event was organised by the Secretariat of the African First Lady’s Peace Mission in collaboration with the office of Nigeria’s firs...

We should work towards violence-free election Thursday December 17 2020 Advertisement Last week, Uganda joined the rest of the world to renew its commitment to end violence against women by the year 2030. 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence is an international campaign to confront violence against women and girls. The campaign runs every year from November 25 the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, to December 10, the International Human Rights Day. Th...

(13 December 2020)   UN Women, the United Nations entity dedicated to advancing gender equality and the empowerment of women, has signed a partnership agreement with Etihad Aviation Group, establishing the UN entity’s first-ever airline partnership to promote global efforts to empower women. The Etihad Aviation Group joins UN Women in the Generation Equality campaign, committed to engaging passengers, employees, and the public in this historic campaign that promotes womens rights for an e...

Friday, 11 December 2020 00:00 -       Since 1991, a global campaign has run from 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, until 10 December, Human Rights Day. The 16 days of Activism sees individuals and organisations from across the world, unite against sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV).  Together, they demonstrate solidarity with survivors, raise awareness, and support efforts to end violence against women and girls (VAWG). The cam...

Women leaders and jurists honour the work and life of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Human Rights Day As part of the Leaders for Generation Equality campaign, UN Women, together with Harvard Law School Center on the Legal Profession, Stanford Law School Center on the Legal Profession, and University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, paid tribute to the global legacy of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in a high-level interactive discussion with eminent leaders, jurists and ex...

Opening remarks by Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director of UN Women, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka for the International Conference on Women, Peace and Security, Strengthening Women’s Role in Building and Sustaining Peace: From Commitments to Results, in Viet Nam Date: Monday, December 7, 2020 [Check against delivery] H.E. Mr. Pham Binh Minh, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Viet Nam, H.E. Madam Nguyen Thi K...

OACPS and UN Women call for collective and resolute fight for gender equality and against the pandemic of violence against women JOINT STATEMENT BY H.E. MR. GEORGES REBELO PINTO CHIKOTI, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE ORGANISATION OF AFRICAN, CARIBBEAN AND PACIFIC STATES (OACPS) AND H.E. DR. PHUMZILE MLAMBO-NGCUKA, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF UN WOMEN, ON THE UNiTe CAMPAIGN TO END VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN Brussels, 10 December 2020/OACPS/UN Women: Violence against women is a violation of human rights and an ...