The Ministry of Youth Development is set to host an international conference to sensitise Nigerians on the need to change their attitudes and behaviours that could lead to violence against women.
The Minister of Youth Development, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, disclosed this in a statement and said that the White Ribbon conference with the theme, “Rape and Sexual Violence on Young Nigerian Women” was an international campaign worldwide to stop violence against women.
The minister also said that the vision was to prevent violence against women and change the world for better.
The event which is scheduled for December 5, Abdullahi said, “is to mark the commitment to and stand up for the women as well as condemn men’s violence against women.