As the EU-UN Spotlight Initiative to End Violence Against Women & Girls closes out today, Sokoto State Commissioner for Women & Children Affairs Hajiya Hadiza Ahmed Shagari represented by the Permanent Sec. says the protection of women and girls is very essential in Sokoto state.

We call for increased government's commitment to the protection of women & girls in Sokoto State by ensuring the sustainability of EU-UN Spotlight Initiative to End Violence Against Women and Girls.
- Ibrahim Sesay UNICEF Nigeria at the project handover in Sokoto. #SpotlightNG

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Beatrice Eyong United Nations Nigeria