Speaking at the event, UNDP Gender Lead, Onyinye Belinda Ndubuisi, said violence against women and girls remains a major obstacle to accessing HIV prevention, testing, treatment and care services.
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), and the Global Fund have expressed concern over the persistent prevalence of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) in Nigeria, warning that the trend continues to undermine public health outcomes and access to critical healthcare services.
The concerns were raised on Thursday during the National Consultative Workshop on Gender Equality, Gender-Based Violence and Intimate Partner Violence Programming in Nigeria held at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel in Abuja.
The workshop, organised under the Joint United Nations Team on HIV/AIDS with support from the Global Fund, brought together government officials, development partners, civil society organisations, human rights advocates, health experts, women and youth groups to develop strategies for integrating GBV and IPV interventions into Nigeria’s Global Fund Grant Cycle 8 (GC8) funding request.
Speaking at the event, UNDP Gender Lead, Onyinye Belinda Ndubuisi, said violence against women and girls remains a major obstacle to accessing HIV prevention, testing, treatment and care services.
