GLOBAL DATABASE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMENCOUNTRY-PROFILENIGERIAMEASURESNATIONAL CENTRE FOR WOMEN DEVELOPMENT
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National Centre for Women Development
Type of Measure
Institutional mechanisms
Form of Violence
Violence against women and girls
Year
1997
Brief Description
The National Centre for Women Development was established in 1997. The Centre's mandate is to promote women's advancement through research, training and documentation and proactively work towards empowering Nigerian women socially, economically and politically for sustainable national development. The Centre also deals with issues related to violence against women.
Source of Information
Response of the Government of Nigeria to the questionnaire on violence against women 2011
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