When I received Mrs Ulla Mueller, Country Representative (Nigeria) of the United Nations Population Fund and the entire @UNFPA team in my office just now, I disclosed that our Government has approved the payment of our counterpart funding for the year 2020 to the Agency.
This will be the first payment in the last five years, despite the continued support we have continued to receive from the Agency in the areas of family planning; maternal health; response to gender based violence; population dynamics and education.
Our Government prioritises population and gender equality, so we have taken serious steps towards strengthening our relevant laws and agencies.
We have domesticated the Violence against Persons Prohibition, VAPP Act and inaugurated its Management Committee, chaired by the First Lady of Ogun State, Mrs Bamidele Abiodun.
We have also reinforced our Sex- and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) response network by establishing a Sexual Assault Referral Centre, Incident Registers at police stations, and working out plans on setting up special courts for related cases.
I am extremely hopeful that as we remain one of the leading partners of the UNFPA, we can bring our set objectives to fruition, especially as we partner with genuine individual and corporate bodies.
So this is a call to all well-meaning intending partners to comeforward and work with us on this mission.
With Mrs Mueller were Mr. Mark Hutchinson, International Operations Manager, Lagos, and Dr. Omolaso Omosehin, Head, Lagos Liaison Office. #BuildingOurFutureTogether
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