Violence Against Females Still Common In Nigeria – UNICEF
March 5, 2020
5:16 am
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), has called for a generational movement that will accelerate efforts to end gender-based violence, child marriage and female genital mutilation FGM.
The call comes 25 years after the historic Beijing women’s conference, which tasked countries to engender positive actions that will advance the rights of women and girls.
According to recent research, about 19.9 million girls have experienced FGM in Nigeria.
While 43% of very young girls are married before their 18th birthday, another 17% are forced into marriage before they turn 15.
This national
