By doing so, he confirmed Kenya’s leading role in the fight against all forms of Gender-based violence (GBV), including Female Genital Mutilations. But by co-leading the dedicated Action Coalition on GBV, Kenya not only set ambitious targets for itself: rather, it took an active part in designing our global objectives and our global ambition to eradicate harmful practices and negative behaviours. The health crisis has worsened existing gender inequalities in many respects, including access to livelihoods and to education. Existing policies on Gender and Development, legislation on FGM eradication, sexual and gender-based violence and human trafficking have brought about measurable progress before the pandemic. All forms of GBV should be tackled with the same severity and determination, from physical and sexual violence to child marriage and FGM.

Source: Standard Digital July 30, 2021 21:00 UTC