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WOMEN INTERNATIONAL DAY CELEBRATION 2016

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March 8, 2016

Press Statement

WOMEN GENDER EQUALITY: A COLLECTIVE RESPONSIBILITY

Today, the global community mark the United Nations International Women Day with the theme: PLANET 50-50 BY 2030: STEP IT UP FOR GENDER EQUALITY aim to achieve Goal 5 of Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations. It is very sympathetic that while other countries are strengthening campaign and advocacy for the right of women and girl child as equal partner in development effort, our country is witnessing the highest abuses of human right with the killing, miaming and abduction of girl child.

Women in Akwa Ibom State celebrating International Women Day 2016
Picture Credit: Atuekong Paul Bassey
 The Ese Oruru's abduction, the kidnapping and gruesome murder of Ezinne Ann Nwachukwu, the abduction of over 200 girls at Chibok, the rape of innocent girls especially minor, the marriage of underage girls, the formation of baby factories and other human right abuses are aim at denying the women equal right as their men counterpart. Inspite of these unfortunate circumstances, the women of Nigeria have risen above their challenges to make meaningful contributions to the social, economic and political development of our country.

As the world marks International Women Day today, we at Eagle Builders Foundation lend our voices with world leaders, international organizations especially the United Nations, human rights groups, development partners, corporate organizations and the media to support the achievement of Gender Equality among men and women as equal partners in advancing the cause of humanity. We reiterated our commitment for the education of the girl child and therefore call on the domestication of Child Rights Law in all states of the federation. We urge all wives of state governors in Nigeria to partner with CSOs to embark on programs and activities that will encourage and promote the right of women especially the girl child in their respective states. We are convinced that with such programs, effort to achieve Planet 50-50 by 2030 will be achieve.

Finally, we plead with our men folk especially the political class to give more women opportunities in both elected and appointed positions in govenance so as to advance the cause of women and contribute their quota to the development of our country. We celebrate with women across the globe and wish them a successful 2016 International Women Day Celebration.

Signed:

UBONG DAVID
Executive Director
Eagle Builders Foundation
eaglebuildersfoundation@yaoo.com

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