UN Deputy Secretary-General, Ms Amina Mohammed, and Nigerian businesswoman, Mrs Folorunsho Alakija, on Tuesday night in New York joined others in calling for strong action against gender-based violence.

The call came at the private screening of “The Milkmaid”, a movie that spotlights the traumatic effects of insurgency on women and girls in sub-Saharan Africa.

Shot in Taraba in 2018, The Milkmaid is a Hausa-language drama about two sisters, whose lives are shattered after being taken hostage by extremists and subjected to exploitation.

Also, UN Dep. Sec.-Gen, Amina Mohammed visits Aso Rock, holds talks with Buhari.

The screening was hosted by the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) and Spotlight Initiative, a global partnership between the European Union and the UN to end all forms of gender-based violence.

Mohammed, who was represented by UN Assistant Secretary-General, Ms Ahunna Eziakonwa-Onochie, described violence against women and girls as the most pervasive human right violation globally.

“We often speak of the horrific statistics of one in three. One in three women will experience some form of violence in their lifetime.