Nigerians in South Africa have called on authorities in that country to end all forms of gender based violence and encourage gender equality.
The National Deputy President of the Nigerian Citizens Association in South Africa, NICASA, Coach Oscar Emetuei, made the appeal while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, on the outcome of the monthly virtual conference of NICASA’s Women wing.
The conference entitled, “Gender equality; towards a just and equal world” was organised to mark this year’s women’s month in that country.
“The conference seeks to achieve the following objectives -build a collective and common understanding for driving change toward the achievement of a Just and equal world.
“To share experiences on lessons learned and innovative approaches to overcoming gender inequality in all sectors and societal spheres.
“Identify key actions needed to address gender-based violence and all forms of discrimination against women and girls everywhere.
“To tackle constraints that surround gender equality towards a just and equal world,” Emetuei said.
He noted that gender equality and women empowerment are among United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals dedicated to the celebration of courage and strength shown by notable women from across the globe.
He noted that the conference featured question and answer sessions on the importance of gender equality for an equal world and on the social, political, and economic problems faced by women in Africa attracted women from corporate organizations, students,business operators and entrepreneurs.
It also discussed how COVID-19 has impacted women and girls, and whether women are better leaders and more efficient than men, among other things.
According to him, NICASA seeks to provide visibility and empowerment to women and girls across all its programmes, to have equal rights, and the opportunity to live free of violence and discrimination.