Nigeria to accelerate UN resolions on women, peace

Nigeria has committed itself to accelerate the national and regional implementation of relevant United Nations Security Council resolutions, especially on women, peace and security, Women Affairs Minister Zainab Maina has said.

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Maina disclosed this when she addressed member states during the Third Committee of the 68th Session of the UN General Assembly in New York on Friday.
“Nigeria is making progress in implementing resolution 1325 as follow-up of the regional workshop on the resolution that took place in Dakar, Senegal, in April 2013.

“In the same vein, Nigeria is stressing the importance of compliance with council’s resolution 1820 on ending acts of sexual violence against women in conflict situations,’’ the minister added.
She said that to create public awareness, Nigeria established an Inter-Ministerial Committee on Women and Peace.

The minister said that its membership were drawn all relevant agencies and civil society organisations working in the area of peace building and conflict resolution.
Maina said this was in addition to the launch of a National Action Plan and advocacy sensitisation aimed at ensuring women’s involvement in peace building and conflict resolution.