US EditionNigeria: World Environment Day - Sulaiman-Ibrahim Tasks Women On Environmental Justice, Climate Action
- The 2025 World Environment Day on June 5 brought together students, environmentalists, and policymakers at SZABIST Islamabad to raise awareness about plastic waste.
- This event followed global calls, including ongoing UN negotiations toward a legally binding treaty to end plastic pollution, with the second session set for August 5-14 in Geneva.
- Speakers highlighted the success of community-led waste management initiatives, such as Integrated Resource Recovery Centres, which have redirected large quantities of plastic and biodegradable materials away from landfills by transforming them into recyclable goods and compost.
- Minister Hajiya Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim called on Nigerian women to take a leading role in addressing environmental challenges, emphasizing that tackling plastic pollution requires everyone's active participation and cannot be left to others alone.
- The growing plastic crisis disproportionately impacts women, especially in rural and urban areas, deepening vulnerabilities and requiring their leadership to protect families and communities.
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Nigeria: World Environment Day - Sulaiman-Ibrahim Tasks Women On Environmental Justice, Climate Action
Minister of Women Affairs, Hajiya Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, has commemorated the 2025 World Environment Day themed: #BeatPlasticPollution, with a clarion call on Nigerian women to take their rightful places on the front lines of environmental justice and climate action.
World Environment Day 2025 mobilises commitment, action to end plastic pollution globally
More than 2,500 events marked World Environment Day in virtually every corner of the world, and millions of people engaged with the day’s hashtags – #WorldEnvironmentDay and #BeatPlasticPollution. The post World Environment Day 2025 mobilises commitment, action to end plastic pollution globally appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
This year, the World Environment Day on Thursday was dedicated to international action against global plastic waste litter with a hashtag.
WED 2025: Women Affairs Minister Calls on Nigerian Women to Lead Fight Against Plastic Pollution
By Gabriel Ameh, The Sight News As the world marks World Environment Day 2025, Nigeria’s Minister of Women Affairs, Hajiya Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, has issued a clarion call for Nigerian women to take center stage in the global fight against plastic pollution. In a statement released by her Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Jonathan Eze, the Minister underscored the disproportionate impact of environmental degradation on women particula…
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