Grassroots interventions necessary in GBV fight :: Mmegi Online

The French Embassy in Botswana on Tuesday hosted a Men’s Dialogue on Gender Based Violence (GBV) in partnership with the Department of Gender Affairs of the Ministry of Nationality, Immigration and Gender Affairs, and the United Nations Resident Coordinator’s Office at the French Residence in Gaborone.

France Ambassador to Botswana,Laurence Beau said equality between women and men is a priority of the French government. Hence it has been declared the great cause of President Emmanuel Macron’s mandate and “the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs has been promoting this commitment internationally through its feminist diplomacy for many years now”.

She also said in Botswana, they are striving to translate feminist diplomacy into concrete actions on the ground, in collaboration with public institutions, development partners and civil society.

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