INTERNATIONAL DAY OF COMBATING SAND AND DUST STORMS 2024.

Recognizing that sand and dust storms and their negative impacts at different scales are issues of international concern, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 12 July as the International Day of Combating Sand and Dust Storms (A/RES/77/294). The United Nations General Assembly, furthermore, stressed the need for cooperation at the global and regional levels, with a view to preventing, managing and mitigating the effects of sand and dust storms through the enhancement of early warning systems and the sharing of climate and weather information to forecast sand and dust storms. The General Assembly affirmed that resilient action to combat and reduce sand and dust storms requires a better understanding of the severe multidimensional impacts of sand and dust storms, including the deterioration of the health, well-being and livelihood of people, increased desertification and land degradation, deforestation, loss of biodiversity and land productivity, threatening food security, and their impact on sustainable economic growth

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INTERNATIONAL DAY OF ZERO TOLERANCE FOR FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION (FGM).

Female genital mutilation (FGM) comprises all procedures that involve the partial or total removal of the female genitalia for non-medical reasons. It most often involves the removal of girls and women external genitalia, and is recognized internationally as a violation of the human rights, the health and integrity of girls and women. Girls who undergo female genital mutilation face short term complications such as severe pain, shock, excessive bleeding, infections and difficulty in passing urine as well as long term consequences for their sexual and reproductive health and mental health. Long term female genital mutilation complications leads to physical and psychological consequences. Medical complications include; urinary problems, vaginal problems, menstrual problems, pelvic pain, sexual dysfunction, depression, anxiety, painful intercourse, obsteric complication, painful labour, severe pain, prolonged bleeding, infection, infertility and even death. It can also lead to an increase...

MY PROFESSIONAL TRAININGS/AWARDS.

In a bid to improve on my skills, build my capacity and expertise to enhance my social works for my personal and career development, l have attended several professional trainings both online and offline training workshops, conferences and fellowship programs to sharpen my skills. l have been recognized with both local and international awards for my social works. Below are some of them: 1. PROFESSIONAL TRAININGS, AWARDS/ RECOGNITIONS AND FELLOWSHIP RROGRAMS. CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION - BUSINESS, LEADERSHIP AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP TRAINING PROGRAM ORGANIZED BY ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT CENTRE (EDC) AND PAN ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY, LAGOS, NIGERIA. GLOBAL PEACE AMBASSADOR CERTIFICATE (2018-2020). APPOINTMENT LETTER AS INTERNATIONAL YOUTH DIPLOMAT (IYD) (2018 - 2020). AFRICAN CHANGEMAKERS FELLOWSHIP BADGE (3RD COHORT, 2019). AFRICAN CHANGEMAKERS FELLOWSHIP CERTIFICATE ( FELLOW 2019). CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION - LOCAL CO-ORDINATOR, STUDENT FOR LIBERTY PROGRAM (SFL) 2019. CLIMATE ACT...

BOKO HARAM AND THE GIRL CHILD EDUCATION IN NORTHERN NIGERIA.

As the world marks today, the 11th day of october 2021 as the lnternational Day of the Girl Child, l join millions of well meaning people, social change makers and social advocates globally to celebrate this day and I wish every young girl out there the best life can offer, and success in their chosen endeavours and career paths. Today is a very significant day in the lives of every girl child around the world. As such l deem it fit to write about the girl child education in Nigeria. I will narrow down my write up on a very pertinent issue which borders on the education of the girl child in Northern Nigeria. ln most developing countries which Nigeria is not an exception, girls still face the worst forms of exclusion in education as a result of cultural and religious norms, gender bias which holds them back and hinders the educational pursuits of young girls, most especially in Northern Nigeria. The agenda of leaving no one behind ( girl child) of the sustainable development goals (SDGs...

STANDING UP FOR INCLUSIVE DEVELOPMENT

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