Kema Chikwe across borders
Subtitle: selected speeches and essays
By: Marie Linton Umeh, ed
Publisher: Africa World Press
Published: 2016
Place of publication: Trenton
Language: eng
Number of pages: 330
ISBN-13: 9781569024683
Subjects: Women's rights; Women; Political activity; Political rights; Women in development; Women politicians; Biography
Description: "Kema Chikwe Across Borders: Selected Speeches and Essays include forty-five of Kema Chikwe's speeches and essays, centering around the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-Moon's 3rd Millennium Development Goal, to “Promote Gender Equality and Empower Women” in the New Millennium. The book is also about attaining the civic and political rights of women and girls, around the world, Nigeria in particular, set forth in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UD), and the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) by the UN General Assembly in 1948 and 1979, respectively. In demanding dynamic and engaging government policies and the implementation of the policies in Nigeria, Kema Chikwe aims to transform lives"--Back cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographic references (pages [321]-326) and index.