{"id":25006,"date":"2024-12-13T18:12:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-13T18:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=25006"},"modified":"2024-12-13T18:12:02","modified_gmt":"2024-12-13T18:12:02","slug":"guyana-celebrates-international-mens-day-focuses-on-mens-contributions-and-well-being","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/guyana-celebrates-international-mens-day-focuses-on-mens-contributions-and-well-being\/","title":{"rendered":"Guyana Celebrates International Men\u2019s Day, Focuses on Men\u2019s Contributions and Well-being"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><em>By Celestine Chacon | November 19, 2024<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As Guyana joins the global community in observing <strong>International Men\u2019s Day<\/strong> today, citizens are encouraged to celebrate the positive contributions that men make to society, while also acknowledging the unique challenges they face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In his message for the occasion, President <strong>Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali<\/strong> extended his heartfelt greetings to the men of Guyana, emphasizing the importance of recognizing their roles in families, communities, and the nation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He highlighted the significance of the day in reflecting on the roles men play as fathers, brothers, sons, mentors, and leaders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>President Ali urged men to continue embodying compassion, strength, and humility in their leadership, stressing the importance of promoting positive masculinity and gender equality. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He called for men to serve as role models to the younger generation and to work together to build a society founded on respect, love, and opportunity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to President Ali\u2019s message, <strong>Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo<\/strong>, also extended his greetings for the day. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He emphasized the need to honor men for their leadership and support, while promoting respect, equality, and compassion across all sectors of society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, <strong>Leeron Brumell<\/strong>, NCN&#8217;s Editor-in-Chief, addressed the need for better access to opportunities for men. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He pointed out the growing need for improved support in areas like mental health and overall well-being, similar to the strides made in advocating for women&#8217;s rights and access to equal opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year, International Men\u2019s Day is being observed under the theme <strong>\u201cMen\u2019s Health Champions,\u201d<\/strong> focusing on improving men\u2019s overall well-being and promoting healthy lifestyles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The observance seeks to encourage greater attention to men\u2019s health challenges and the importance of nurturing both physical and mental health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>International Men\u2019s Day serves as a time for reflection, celebration, and continued advocacy for a more inclusive and compassionate society, with an emphasis on fostering environments where all individuals, regardless of gender, are valued and supported.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Celestine Chacon | November 19, 2024 As Guyana joins the global community in observing International Men\u2019s Day today, citizens are encouraged to celebrate the positive contributions that men make&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":25095,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25006","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25006","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=25006"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25006\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25103,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25006\/revisions\/25103"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25095"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25006"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25006"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25006"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}