Odeyemi Afolabi, Jehovah’s Witnesses Regional Spokesman, Speaks On WHO’s Alarm On Violence Against Women

<h4>Odeyemi Afolabi<&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;">OpenLife Nigeria<&sol;a><&sol;strong> reports that a public affairs analyst and regional spokesman for Jehovah’s Witnesses&comma; Odeyemi Afolabi&comma; has lent his voice to the alarm raised by the World Health Organization&comma; WHO&comma; on violence against women&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>WHO&comma; has said&comma; by estimates&comma; that almost one in three women—approximately 736 million people—experiences physical or verbal abuse in their lifetime&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>According to the global health body&comma; this is happening despite the fact that many governments have ratified legislation designed to protect women’s safety&comma; women remain vulnerable to acts of violence worldwide&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;25080" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-25080" style&equals;"width&colon; 300px" class&equals;"wp-caption alignnone"><img class&equals;"size-medium wp-image-25080" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2024&sol;05&sol;JW-1-300x161&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Odeyemi Afolabi&comma; Jehovah’s Witnesses Regional Spokesman&comma; Speaks On WHO’s Alarm On Violence Against Women " width&equals;"300" height&equals;"161" &sol;><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-25080" class&equals;"wp-caption-text"><em><strong>Jehovah&&num;8217&semi;s Witnesses<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p>Sadly&comma; emerging data indicates that the rate of violence against women only intensified during the COVID-19 pandemic&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Reacting&comma; Odeyemi Afolabi said&colon; <em><strong>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;This is a global crisis that affects not just women&comma; but also families and communities&period;”<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>He added that <em><strong>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Women’s safety should be a concern to all&period;”<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>He disclosed that in this May 2024&comma; an article titled &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Women’s Safety—The Bible’s Perspective” has been published and trending on jw&period;org&comma; the official website of <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;vanguardngr&period;com&sol;">Jehovah’s Witnesses&comma;<&sol;a> as a free resource to women who have experienced violence and need healing and support&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Quoting from the scriptures&comma; Odeyemi emphasized God’s view of women&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em><strong>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;The Bible offers so much hope for victims of violence&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em><strong>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;It is hoped that women who have been victims of any form of violence can truly find relief from real hope and comfort that the Bible provides&comma; feeling more cherished&comma; valued&comma; and supported&period;”<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;25081" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-25081" style&equals;"width&colon; 300px" class&equals;"wp-caption alignnone"><img class&equals;"size-medium wp-image-25081" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2024&sol;05&sol;JW-2-300x150&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Odeyemi Afolabi&comma; Jehovah’s Witnesses Regional Spokesman&comma; Speaks On WHO’s Alarm On Violence Against Women " width&equals;"300" height&equals;"150" &sol;><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-25081" class&equals;"wp-caption-text"><em><strong>WHO raises alarm over violence against women<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p>The article &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Women’s Safety—The Bible’s Perspective” can be accessed for free<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;jw&period;org&sol;en&sol;">&lbrack; https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;jw&period;org&sol;en&sol;library&sol;series&sol;more-topics in&sol;womens-safety-bible-perspective&sol;<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;