ActionAid is a global movement of people working together to further human rights for all and defeat poverty. It prioritises work with the poor and excluded, promoting values and commitment in civil society, institutions, and governments with the aim of achieving structural changes to eradicate injustices and poverty in the world. ActionAid Nigeria is a member of ActionAid global federation and maintains a strong relationship of interdependence and mutual accountability within the international federation while ensuring a strong balance between self-rule and shared-rule. Registered in Nigeria in 1999 as a country programme of ActionAid Nigeria has transformed into an autonomous national organisation with a strong national governance structure-a board and a general Assembly consisting of reputable Nigerians providing strategic oversight.
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About UN Women
UN Women is the global champion for gender equality, working to develop and uphold
standards and create an environment in which every woman and girl can exercise her human
rights and live up to her full potential. UN Women supports UN Member States as they set
global standards for achieving gender equality. The organization works with governments and
civil society to design laws, policies, programmes and services needed to ensure that the
standards are effectively implemented and truly benefit women and girls worldwide.
UN Women also works globally to make the vision of the Sustainable Development Goals a
reality for women and girls and stands behind women’s equal participation in all aspects of life,
focusing on five priority areas: increasing women’s leadership and participation; ending
violence against women; engaging women in all aspects of peace and security processes;
enhancing women’s economic empowerment; and making gender equality central to national
development planning and budgeting. Finally, the entity works to position gender equality as
fundamental to the Sustainable Development Goals, and a more inclusive world.
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