Eradication of sexual violence against women TICAD Symposium August 28 19:41
A symposium on the eradication of sexual violence against women in Africa was held as a side event of the TICAD = African Development Conference, which opened on the 28th, and the first countries in the participating countries are working seriously on solving the problem. I complained that I needed it.
This symposium was organized by UNPFA = United Nations Population Fund to learn about the actual situation of sexual violence and human rights violations against women, and 200 people gathered at the venue in Yokohama.
Among them, Madagascar President Mrs. Mary Lajorina said, “In some African countries, children are still forced to marry and are isolated from society without going to school. Violence is caused by ignorance. I want you to be interested in these issues to save women. "
Namibia's wife, Monica Gaingos, said that sexual violence against men may have caused violence because the perpetrators may have grown up in families that are not blessed with love or are in financial difficulties. He pointed out that in order to eradicate these social problems need to be removed.
According to UNFPA, 15 million women between the ages of 15 and 19 were forced to have sexual violence, such as one in three people in the world being touched by the body. It is occurring in Africa.