FG seeks women’s advancement at China meeting

The Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Hon Imaan Suleiman-Ibrahim, has said the advancement of women is central to peace, prosperity, and sustainable development. The Minister stated this at the Global Leaders’ Meeting in Beijing, China, on Women in Beijing, with the theme: One Shared Future: New and Accelerated Process for Women’s All-Round Development. […]

The Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Hon Imaan Suleiman-Ibrahim, has said the advancement of women is central to peace, prosperity, and sustainable development.

The Minister stated this at the Global Leaders’ Meeting in Beijing, China, on Women in Beijing, with the theme: One Shared Future: New and Accelerated Process for Women’s All-Round Development.

She said the year 2025 holds profound significance, marking 80 years of the United Nations, 25 years of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace, and Security and 30 years of the Global Social Development Agenda.

Furthermore, the Minister said Nigeria’s establishment of the Federal Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development as the national institutional mechanism for gender equality and social inclusion remains a cornerstone for coordinating national action, mainstreaming gender, and protecting women, children, and vulnerable groups.

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Suleiman-Ibrahim said that despite this much progress, challenges persist, but guided by the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Tinubu, Nigeria is advancing transformative reforms that position women, children, the family and all vulnerable groups at the centre of national renewal.

She highlighted major consolidated frameworks that include the National Gender Policy, 2021 to 2026; the National Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEE) Policy, (2023); the National Policy on Ending Child Marriage, and the Third National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security (2025–2030), and many other legal instruments and frameworks all designed to expand opportunity, protect rights, strengthen resilience and increase investment.

To translate these frameworks into measurable outcomes, she added, Nigeria is implementing the Renewed Hope Social Impact Interventions- 774 (RH-SII-774); a coordinated national delivery platform operating across all its 774 local government areas.

“The programme integrates nine mutually reinforcing pillars that together drive women-centred, children-protected, and family-focused transformation.

“These programmes are already reshaping local economies, driving inclusion, and demonstrating the power of gender-responsive delivery on a scale, e. g. Nigeria’s effort in addressing women’s representation in politics, elected positions through the Special Reserved Seats Bill soon to be passed and adopted by the Nigerian Parliament and endorsed by the Nigerian Government”, Imaan Suleiman-Ibrahim stated.