(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Even as the Region focuses on recovery post-COVID-19 and the health and socio-economic wellbeing of its people, it must remain committed to addressing crime and violence as a public health issue, according to CARICOM Chair, Prime Minister Keith Rowley. Speaking on Wednesday at the opening of the Thirty-Second Intersessional Meeting […]
The strategy to urgently tackle this veritable “shadow pandemic” should be based on four pillars: funding, prevention, response and data collection. (November 25, 2020) The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) expressed its concern today over the persistence of gender-based violence against women and girls in the region and high rates of femicide, […]
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana – Monday, 28 Sept. 2020) – Actions to prevent and eliminate violence against women are being strengthened by the Caribbean Community and partners with a newly launched programme called the Spotlight Initiative Regional Programme Caribbean. The programme is so named as it is intended to bring focused attention to this […]
Grenada’s First National Study on Gender-Based Violence findings included in the new “Caribbean Women Count: The Ending Violence against Women and Girls Data Hub” for GBV prevalence in 5 Caribbean countries. St. George’s, Grenada: August 18, 2020: 1 in every 3 women in Grenada has or will experience Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) in their […]
The Ministry of Youth Development, Sports, Culture and the Arts is extremely concerned over an increase in violence among our youthful population, resulting in serious injuries and in some cases, death. Violence has a devastating impact on individuals, families and communities. The World Health Organisation acknowledges that “violence of all sorts is strongly associated with […]
