NIGERIA, Dec. 9 -- In what stakeholders described as a decisive turning point in the fight against sexual and gender-based abuses, Enugu State has launched its Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Taskforce.

The initiative is being implemented by the Economic and Social Empowerment of Rural Communities (ESERC) in partnership with the Ministry of Children, Gender and Social Development and funded by the French Embassy Fund for Civil Society (FEF-OSC).

The launch held at the International Conference Centre, Enugu, brought together government officials, traditional rulers, religious leaders, civil society groups and security agencies.

Inaugurating the taskforce, the Enugu State Commissioner for Children, Gender and Social Development and Chair of ...