The wife of the Nigerian president, Patience Jonathan, on Friday, called for stiffer penalties backed by effective law enforcement for perpetrators of sexual violence against women.

Speaking on the sidelines of the Elysee Summit for Peace and Security in Africa holding in Paris, France, the Nigerian First Lady urged the more than 50 spouses of world leaders attending the summit to use their positions to mobilise support against sexual violence and other abuses against women.

The meeting was hosted by the First Lady of France, Valerie Trierweiler, on the sideline of the Elysee Summit for Peace and Security in Africa holding in Paris.

Jonathan said conflict-related sexual abuse should not be regarded as unavoidable or acceptable consequences of war because of their devastating consequences.

She urged leaders and policy makers to continue to promote girl child education, women empowerment and gender equality as critical steps to ending sexual violence against women.

Jonathan also called on UN member states, especially African leaders, to reassert their commitment to the effective implementation of UN resolutions on women.

She specifically advocated commitment to the implementation of Resolution 1325, which calls for greater protection of women from gender-based violence.

She emphasised the need for strategic collaboration and the inclusion of men in the global response to the problem of rape, saying “behind every rape, there is a man”.

At the summit, a film on sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo was screened for the participants. They also listened to eyewitness accounts of situations in Libya and the Central African Republic.

The special Representative of the UN Secretary General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Zainab Bangura, and some of the first ladies in attendance also spoke at the meeting.

Patience is attending the Summit alongside her husband, President Goodluck Jonathan.

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Speaking on the sidelines of the Elysee Summit for Peace and Security in Africa holding in Paris, France, the Nigerian First Lady urged the more than 50 spouses

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