WOMEN AFFAIRS MINISTRY TRAINED PERSONNELS

In a bid to deepen the gender components of the security system in Nigeria, the Federal Ministry of Women Affairs, kicked off a three-day high level Sensitization and Capacity Building Workshop on the revised 2021-2026 National Gender Policy.

Minister Women Affairs Dame Paullen Tallen noted that Nigeria developed its first National Policy on Rights of Women in the year 2000 and was replaced with the National Gender Policy in 2006 as a result of review and integration of lessons learnt from the implementation of the Women Policy 2000. 

The Minister who was represented by the Permanent Secretary, Alhaji Shehu Shinkafi said the aim of the policy was to ensure that national development benefits all and sundry – women, girls, boys and persons with disabilities, the elder, the poor and Strengthen institutions and systems for gender mainstreaming and building partnership with male-led institutions to deliver results oriented for girl-child, women and the socially excluded.

Shinkafi said the overall goal of the 2021-2026 National Gender Policy is to build a just society in which women girls, and other vulnerable groups will enjoy the same opportunities, rights, obligations in all spheres of life, devoid of discrimination; where their needs and concerns are mainstreamed equitably into all sectors of National development.

Others are to advance women’s participation and representation in leadership and governance; Support women and girls’ education, lifelong health, survival and sustainable development; Ensure that gender equity concerns are integrated into social protection and complex humanitarian actions, legislation, policies and programmes of Government.

On her part, Director Gender Affairs Mrs Friya Kimde Bulus noted that the provisions of the National Gender Policy are in line with this administration’s aspiration of achieving a gender sensitive Society and inclusivity in national economic growth and development.

Mrs Bulus stressed that the 2021-2026 National Gender Policy focuses on the Protection of the Girl – child in Addressing violence against Women and Girls with special focus on issues of conflict, especially as it affects women and girls.

Participants at the workshop were from Nigerian Army, Navy, Airforce, Department of State Services, Nigerian Correctional Center Service, Immigration, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps among others.

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