…ADVOCATES WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP IN SUSTAINABLE CITIES
New York, 12 March 2025 – The Federal Government of Nigeria, represented by the Minister of Women Affairs, Hon. Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, FSI, has signed the historic Global Campaign Agreement aimed at ending child marriage and promoting gender-inclusive urban governance, at a high-level dialogue co-hosted by Nigeria with other Member States, UN-Habitat, and other global actors held on the sidelines of the 69th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW69), New York.
HM Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, during the high-level dialogue themed “Bridging the Gap: From Beijing to 2030 – Ending Child Marriage in All Forms,” emphasised the urgency of elevating women and girls’ leadership roles in urban planning and climate action. She highlighted that women and girls disproportionately bear the impact of rapid urbanisation, environmental degradation, and climate change, yet remain underrepresented in critical decision-making processes.
The Minister expressed deep concern that women and children are statistically 14 times more vulnerable to fatalities during natural disasters, underscoring the need for gender-responsive urban governance. “Women must not remain mere beneficiaries; they must lead in shaping the solutions to these challenges,” she said.
