Botswana: UN to Train Botswana Traditional Leaders to Fight Gender-Based Abuse

Traditional leaders to take lessons on ending gender violence in nation with high rates of abuse against women

GABARONE, July 31 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Dozens of traditional leaders in Botswana will take part in a U.N. training programme that aims to help them tackle high rates of gender-based violence in the country, officials and leaders said on Friday.

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