A survey carried out by the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, under the Northern Nigeria Women, Peace and Security Programme, has revealed that the response level of law enforcement agencies at local and state levels to gender-specific forms of violence is ineffective and unsatisfactory.
The Commonwealth has identified gender inequality as one of the major hindrances to development in Africa.
The Commonwealth secretariat said this in a press release following its Women Affairs Ministerial Meeting in Apia, Samoa.