{"id":20994,"date":"2024-07-02T14:00:27","date_gmt":"2024-07-02T14:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=20994"},"modified":"2024-07-02T14:00:28","modified_gmt":"2024-07-02T14:00:28","slug":"launch-of-gbv-mobile-unit-in-mabaruma-region-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/launch-of-gbv-mobile-unit-in-mabaruma-region-one\/","title":{"rendered":"Launch of GBV Mobile Unit in Mabaruma, Region One"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>by Fabiana McKlmon <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Ministry of Human Services and Social Security, in collaboration with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), has inaugurated the Gender-Based Violence Mobile Unit in Khan&#8217;s Hill, Mabaruma, Region One. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This initiative aims to provide immediate and accessible support to survivors of gender-based violence in remote and indigenous communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The mobile unit consolidates essential services such as psychosocial support, medical assistance, and legal aid under one roof, addressing the critical needs of survivors in the region. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Vindhya Persaud, Minister of Human Services and Social Security, emphasized that this milestone signifies significant progress towards reducing violence statistics in Guyana and creating a safer environment for children and families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>European Union Ambassador to Guyana, Rene Van Nes, reaffirmed the EU&#8217;s commitment to initiatives like this, emphasizing the center&#8217;s role in facilitating healing and empowerment for survivors, thus enabling their active participation in society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new facility is expected to enhance the support network for survivors, promote community safety, and raise awareness about gender-based violence prevention and response.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Fabiana McKlmon The Ministry of Human Services and Social Security, in collaboration with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), has inaugurated the Gender-Based Violence Mobile Unit in Khan&#8217;s Hill,&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":20995,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[365,366,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20994","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-human-development","category-local-development","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20994","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=20994"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20994\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20996,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20994\/revisions\/20996"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20995"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20994"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20994"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20994"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}