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Buhari says his government has put in place
various measures to curb sexual and gender-based
violence.
President Muhammadu Buhari says his
administration remains committed to eradicating
poverty and enhancing growth and development
for women and girls.
Malam Garba Shehu , the President's Senior Special
Assistant on Media and Publicity in a statement in
Abuja on Tuesday, said Buhari gave the assurance
in a message to mark the 2020 International Day for
the Elimination of Violence Against Women.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that
from November 25, the United Nations' "16 Days of
Activism Against Gender-based Violence" will begin
and end on December 10.
According to the president, the International Day of
Eliminating Violence against Women presents a
unique opportunity to highlight actions taken by his
administration to address violence against women
and girls.
Buhari disclosed that, to address these
developments, governments at Federal and State
levels had put in place various measures to curb
sexual and gender-based violence "which has
increased due to the lockdown measures introduced
to check the COVID-19 pandemic" .
He said his administration had initiated
programmes such as Tradermoni, Marketmoni and
Farmersmoni under the Government Enterprise and
Empowerment Programme as part of measures to
address gender-based poverty in the country.
"To mitigate the socio-economic effects of the
coronavirus pandemic, the government has
prioritized vulnerable groups, including women, in the
provision of medical and social assistance.
"Our administration remains committed to
eradicating poverty and enhancing growth and
development for women and girls.
"In the last year, over one million Nigerians have
been enrolled into National Social Register of Poor
and Vulnerable Households to enable them to
access needed social assistance.
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"Under the National Social Investment Programme,
we have commenced cash transfers and distribution
of food items to individuals and families across all
States in Nigeria as palliatives.
"The palliatives will cushion the effect of the
Coronavirus pandemic," Buhari explained.
He said his administration believed that the
promotion and protection of fundamental human
rights and freedoms are critical to the attainment of
the 2030 Agenda for sustainable development.
The president urged the international community to
support the mandate and operations of the Human
Rights Council.
He said this was in the quest of the council to
strengthen institutions in relation to gender equality
and empowerment, as well as the elimination of all
forms of discrimination and violence against women
and girls.
"We have developed additional strategies to improve
the quality of life for women and girls, redoubling
our efforts to improve access to productive
resources for women and girls as well as continue
to ensure the protection of fundamental rights.
"We are very mindful of the necessity to empower
women and girls for the realization of the 2030
Agenda for Sustainable Development; the If Rican
Union Agenda 2063; as well as the Beijing
Declaration and Platform of Action.
"I wish you successful commemoration and Days of
Activism," Buhari said, in the statement.
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