The UN Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO)has
urged journalists to focus more attention to reportage of issues bordering on harmful practices and Gender Based Violence (GBV) to end the scourge in the country.
Dr Stephen Onyukwelu, the UNESCO Manager for Spotlight Initiative, made the call during the opening of a four-day training on Gender Based Violence (GBV) in Lagos with the theme “Sensitive Reporting and Investigative Journalism.”
News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Spotlight Initiative is a new, global, multi-year programme embarked upon by European Union (EU) and the UN toward eliminating all forms of Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG).
The Initiative is so named as it brings focused attention to the issue of VAWG, moving it into the spotlight and placing it at the centre of efforts to achieve gender equality and women empowerment, in line with the 2030 Agenda for…
Source: News Agency of Nigeria
