{"id":14598,"date":"2023-12-19T21:09:14","date_gmt":"2023-12-19T21:09:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=14598"},"modified":"2023-12-19T21:09:16","modified_gmt":"2023-12-19T21:09:16","slug":"guyana-to-continue-spotlight-initiative-against-gender-based-violence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/guyana-to-continue-spotlight-initiative-against-gender-based-violence\/","title":{"rendered":"Guyana to Continue Spotlight Initiative Against Gender-Based Violence"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>The global Spotlight Initiative, led by the United Nations, will persist in Guyana under the management of the government through the Ministry of Human Services. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister Dr. Vindhya Persaud affirmed this commitment, ensuring the continuity of efforts to eliminate violence against women and girls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After three years of dedicated work, the Spotlight Initiative marked its conclusion with a closing reception at Herdmanston Lodge. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The initiative focused on addressing various forms of violence against women and girls, with a specific emphasis on domestic, family, sexual and gender-based violence, harmful practices, femicide, human trafficking, and sexual and labor exploitation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>UN Resident Coordinator Yesim Oruc acknowledged the progress made during the initiative&#8217;s tenure, highlighting the significant work by UNICEF, UN Women, and national authorities in fortifying the legal framework to sustain these efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During her address, Minister Persaud emphasized the solid foundation laid by the initiative, indicating a transition through the implementation of policy frameworks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She highlighted the completion of the final draft of the Family Violence Bill, a crucial piece of legislation intended for parliamentary consideration, and the ongoing work on a Harassment Bill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Acknowledging the contributions of various partnerships in the country&#8217;s efforts against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) over the past three years, Minister Persaud recognized organizations such as Child Link, Youth Challenge Guyana, The Guyana Responsible Parenthood Association (GRPA), and Merundoi, among others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Guyana became a part of the Spotlight Initiative in October 2020, leading on numerous projects that aim to serve as a regional model for other countries seeking to combat the deeply ingrained culture of GBV.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Delicia Janneire, NCN News<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The global Spotlight Initiative, led by the United Nations, will persist in Guyana under the management of the government through the Ministry of Human Services. Minister Dr. Vindhya Persaud affirmed&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":14601,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[365,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14598","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-human-development","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14598","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14598"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14598\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14602,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14598\/revisions\/14602"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14601"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14598"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14598"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14598"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}