Liberia: Women Reinforces Campaign to End Violence Against Women
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Liberia: Women Reinforces Campaign to End Violence Against Women
26 July, 2014
Monrovia — The UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) says it takes seriously, the high prevalence of various forms of violence against women and girls in Liberia. In a statement by Ms. Ghoma Karloweah, the National Program Manager of UN Women Liberia Office, the UN agency commended efforts by the government of Liberia through the Ministry of Gender and Development to address the situation but said more needs to be done.
Ms. Karloweah was speaking at the Crystal Ocean View Hotel in Monrovia during the presentation of the 12th Man--a group of men selected from a list of dozens of nominees based on their work in their communities which promote gender equality and the protection of women's rights...
..."It's regrettable to note that our brothers, our uncles, our sons are at the center of these abuses against women. This is why it is critical for men to lead the change; for men to be champions for gender equality and the protection of women's rights and for men to move away from being perpetrators to protectors of the rights of women," Ms. Karloweah told guests at the event.
The 12th Man Campaign complements UN Women's global 'He For She' Campaign which promotes the involvement of men to take a stand for women's rights and is also a commitment to the realization of the Beijing+20 platform which imagines a world where each woman and girl can exercise her freedoms and choices, and realize all her rights....
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