WPS Nigeria
Fatima Askira is a young Nigerian leader, activist and peacebuilder born and raised in the epicenter of the Boko Haram insurgency. As the founder of Borno Women Development Initiative (Nigeria), she empowers women and girls to promote peace in communities affected by violent extremism.
The United Nations Department for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs (UNDPPA), the Crisis Management Initiative (CMI) and the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO), invites you to join a virtual dialogue “Imagining Inclusive Mediation: Learning from pioneering and young women leaders” on Thursday, 15 October to mark the 20th anniversary of UNSCR […]
I am delighted to be part of the official launch of the Women, Peace and Security website for Nigeria, on this special occasion of the 2020 International Day of Peace, with a global theme: “Shaping Peace Together”.
Jamila Babuba from Adamawa, Nigeria, is a strong advocate for Nigeria’s pending bill that aims to provide equal rights to men and women. She has championed women’s participation in her community and hopes to serve as an elected official in the future.
From where I stand, inequality is at the root of the conflict. When you have peace in the home, you can have peace in the society. I don’t agree that some roles are exclusively for men and others for women. In my home, men and women are treated equally because […]
Social media went abuzz on July 23, 2020, when hundreds of women – mostly naked – staged a protest in the northwestern state of Kaduna, Nigeria.
International Alert has scheduled a Gender and Peacebuilding training for Women Mediators in Benue State, between the 7th and 11th of September, 2020 in Benue State. This has been earmarked as part of the events to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the adoption of the United Nations Security Council Resolution […]
Originally published on UN Women’s regional website for Europe and Central Asia
