2026 16 DAYS OF ACTIVISM AGAINST GBV: IROM HARPS ON SYNERGY, TEAM WORK.By: Rekpene Uket and Eme Edet
As the global community prepares for 2026 16Days of Activism Against Gender -Based Violence ( GBV), an international event in memory of 16 Dominican women who were brutally murdered by their Emperor for speaking up against gender - based violence in Dominican Republic over 60 years ago. The Commissioner for Women Affairs Cross River State and Dean of Commissioners for Women Affairs in Nigeria, Hon. Edema Irom has charged stakeholders on the need for collaboration and team work for effective and efficient service delivery. Addressing the implementing partners at a stakeholders' engagement in preparation for the 2026 edition of the programme, Hon. Edema Irom emphasized that this year's campaign calls for renewed commitment, stronger collaboration and practical action to end all forms of violence against women and girls, adding that, the focus must go beyond raising awareness to delivering measurable results that protect survivors, prevent violence an...