FG Seeks Stronger Action Against Conflict-Related Sexual Violence

The federal government has called for a coordinated national response to end conflict-related sexual violence, urging stakeholders across sectors to strengthen prevention, protection and accountability measures to safeguard vulnerable populations affected by insecurity and armed conflict.
Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Hajiya Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, made the call in a statement issued on Saturday in Abuja to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict.
The minister described conflict-related sexual violence as one of the most devastating consequences of terrorism, violent extremism, insurgency and armed conflicts, warning that its e...