Nigeria, Oct. 14 -- The Lagos State government has published a directory of gender-based violence (GBV) coordinators across Nigeria's 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory to help survivors report abuse and access support services.

The directory, released through the Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA), contains office addresses, telephone numbers and email addresses for state-level GBV response contacts.

Onadipe Opebere, head of the agency's public affairs unit, announced the release in a statement on Monday.

The publication follows a two-day National Convening of GBV State Coordinators hosted by Lagos State to strengthen collaboration among those working on GBV prevention and response.

The initiative received support fr...