Zimbabwe: Mnangagwa Urges Traditional Leaders, Government Ministries to Deal With GBV, Drug Abuse and Child Marriages

Zimbabwe: Mnangagwa Urges Traditional Leaders, Government Ministries to Deal With GBV, Drug Abuse and Child Marriages

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has urged traditional leaders and key government ministries to intensify efforts to combat social ills such as drug abuse, gender-based violence (GBV), child pregnancies, and early marriages.

FCTA Engages Wives Of Traditional Rulers To End GBV  - NEWS AGENCY OF NIGERIA

FCTA engages wives of traditional rulers to end GBV  29 total views today By Philip Yatai Women Affairs Secretariat of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has engaged the wives of traditional rulers to change negative social norms and other forms of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) across the territory. The Mandate Secretary of the secretariat, Dr Adedayo Benjamins-Laniyi, disclosed this during a meeting with the […] NEWS AGENCY OF NI…

28 Child Marriages Prevented in Dharwad District in 2024

Dharwad, May 23: A total of 28 child marriages have been prevented in the district, and 18 FIRs have been filed in the year 2024-25, said Dharwad Zilla Panchayat Chief Executive Officer Bhuvanesh Patil. Describing child marriage as a grave social issue, he emphasized that both the government and district administration have taken multiple initiatives to combat it. He was speaking at a quarterly progress review meeting of the Department of Women …