Violence Against Women

Use of Appropriate Social Accountability Mechanisms for Advocacy on Ending Violence Against Women & Girls

February 10, 2023

NACTAL LAGOS members along with other partners attending a UN-EU Training organised by WARDC. Women Advocates, Research & Documentation Centre (WARDC) invited different COALITIONS including NACTAL LAGOS CHAPTER to a Workshop on "The Use of Appropriate Social Accountability Mechanisms for Advocacy on Ending Violence Against Women & Girls held on 6th February 2023

Nandini Singh is now our United Nations Liaison Officer/ International Youth Advocate & Volunteer for WOCON

November 22, 2021

    

Graduating in June 2022, Nandini is an amazing senior high school student with a plethora of academic accolades

She holds a deep passion for economics, politics and human rights and her drive is reflected in her leadership within different activities. Nandini is an FXB Climate Advocate and an economic research assistant, researching the monopolization of the healthcare industry during the pandemic.

Child Protection Week 2021

November 6, 2021
Women Consortium Nigeria (WOCON), A Member Organization with Child Protection Network (CPN) Lagos @childprotectionnetworklagos joins other members to celebrate Child Protection Week 2021. 
 
World Children’s Day was first established in 1954 as Universal Children's Day and is celebrated on 20 November each year to promote international togetherness, awareness among children worldwide, and improving children's welfare.
 

Celebrating the 16 Days of activism 2020

December 1, 2020 to December 10, 2020
As part of the activities planned by Women Consortium of Nigeria ( WOCON) in celebrating the 16 Days of activism 2020 , WOCON paid an Advocacy visit to Barr  Benjamin Odeh. 
 
We had discussions on the relevance of the Domestic Violence law in the elimination of Violence against women and girls. 
 
He explained that though this law is available but there are challenges on the implementation 
 

GOODWILL MESSAGE FROM WOCON IN OBSERVANCE OF 16DAYS OF ACTIVISM AGAINST GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE

As is our custom every year, Women's Consortium of Nigeria (WOCON) joins United Nations Women (UN Women) and the rest of the world to observe the 2020 16 days Activism against gender-based violence, which is an international campaign to stand against violence against women and girls.
 
This Campaign runs between 25 November to 10 December every year.
 
This Year's UN Women UNITE Theme for this Campaign is Orange the World: Fund, Respond, Prevent, Collect!
 

WOCON’S Parallel Event at the 57th Session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women – March 7, 2013

WOCON’s parallel event at the 57th Session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women 4-15 March 2013

 

Event Title: Documentary on survivors of violence against women and panel discussion on initiatives for the prevention of violence against women and girls in Sub-Saharan Africa

Sponsors:  Women Consortium of Nigeria (WOCON) ECOSOC Accredited
Nigerian Ministry of Women Affairs

Event has been scheduled for

Date: Thursday, 7 March 2013

WOCON’S PARALLEL EVENT – MARCH 7 2013: WOCON’s parallel event at the 57th Session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women 4-15 March 2013

Event Title: Documentary on survivors of violence against women and panel discussion on initiatives for the prevention of violence against women and girls in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sponsors:  Women Consortium of Nigeria (WOCON) ECOSOC Accredited
Nigerian Ministry of Women Affairs
Event has been scheduled for
Date: Thursday, 7 March 2013
Time: 10:30 am
Venue: V-Hall Armenian Convention Center, 630 2nd Avenue, New York, NY 10016
 

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