INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY 2018 – “PRESS FOR PROGRESS” – WOMEN’S SUBSTANTIVE POLITICAL PARTICIPATION INTEGRAL TO SUSTAINABLE PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT, 7TH MARCH 2018

The Women’s Situation Room Nigeria WSRN commemorated the international women’s day on the theme: “Women’s Substantive Political Participation Integral to Sustainable Peace and Development”.

The event which held on the 7th of March 2018 at Grand Ibro hotel Annex Abuja had the objectives of exploring the challenges and progress made over the years in peace and development and to develop strategies for ensuring a gendered leadership process in Nigeria.

The event had in attendance participants and stakeholders from the public sectors, political parties, civil society organisations and coordinators from the Women’s Situation Room Nigeria.

Highlights of the events were updates of activities carried out by the Women’s Situation Room Nigeria, Goodwill messages from UNWomen, presentations on Promoting Women’s Substantive Political Participation within a Comprehensive Framework; The Role of INEC from the Head of Gender Department INEC, Madam Blessing Obidiegwu, Women’s Political Participation and the Women Peace and Security Agenda from Women Peace and Security Lead CSSF, Dr. Eleanor Nwadinobi and Building Synergies for Women’s Political Participation towards the 2019 General Elections from the Chairperson of the Young Democratic Party, Barr. Aye Georgina.

Participants had opportunity of networking and sharing experiences. It was an eventful Commemoration of the 2018 IWD.