The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) commemorated 2nd edition of the International Women’s Day (IWD)/ Awards Gala in Lagos.
The event was convened by UN Women and UNDP in Nigeria in partnership with the Diplomatic Missions and Delegations of Australia, the Democratic
Republic of Congo, the European Union, France, Germany, the United
Kingdom, and the United States of America.
The 2023 Awards Gala leveraged on the influence of female ambassadors and heads of missions to Nigeria to advocate for increased women’s participation in decision-making across all sectors.
The event also provided a platform to highlight the invaluable contributions of Nigerian women and raised awareness about the major challenges they vontinue to face.
This year’s theme: DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality celebrates the women and girls who are championing the advancement of transformative technology and digital education brought together high-level champions, thought leaders and partners working tirelessly to accelerate gender equality in Nigeria and globally.
Amongst the distinguished guest in attendance was Dr. Oby Ezekwesili, President of Human Capital Africa & Senior Economic Adviser at Africa Economic Development Policy Initiative, who gave the keynote
address on Women’s Representation in Leadership and Gender Equality in Nigeria.
The Awards Gala set out to highlight ground-breaking achievements
for women’s leadership and social inclusion; to incentivise leaders to take further actions toward gender equality; and to advocate for women’s increased representation in governance.
Awards were presented to recipients across the categories of: Political Leadership and Governance, Private Sector, HeForShe Champion, Media and Culture, Grassroots & Civil Society, Feature Award – DigitALL,
Outstanding Leader, Lifetime Achievement Award.
