The Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, has called on the international community to support Africa with sustainable funding for its development strategies, through women economic empowerment and gender equality.
The ministry’s Head of Press and Publicity, Grace Njoku, made this known in a statement after the minister made her presentation at the ongoing Commission on the Status of Women (CSW68), in New York, United States.
According to the minister, the Federal Government created economic structures to facilitate job creation for the youth, especially women, to promote gender equality and empowerment.
“The Government of Nigeria is determined to meet the overwhelming objectives of the session’s theme, aimed at accelerating the full and effective implementation of the various women frameworks and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Agenda 2030.
“Nigeria Created economic structures and infrastructure to facilitate investments and contribute to job creation for the teeming young population, especially women,” she said.
Kennedy-Ohanenye further stated that Nigeria had doubled efforts towards gender equality and addressing the financial needs of women and girls.