MONROVIA, Oct. 15 -- The Women NGOs Secretariat of Liberia (WONGOSOL) has called for stronger inter-ministerial coordination, increased government funding, and stricter data protection measures as Liberia launches its first Gender-Based Violence Information Management System (GBVIMS), warning that fragmented reporting and inadequate resources could undermine efforts to protect survivors and hold perpetrators accountable.

By Patience M. Jones,patiencejones@frontpageafricaonline.com

The system, launched by the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection under the leadership of Minister Gbeme Horace-Kollie, is expected to strengthen the collection and management of gender-based violence (GBV) data, providing a foundation for evidenc...