gender and development

  • Photo of International Day of the Girl Child 2018: A Skilled Girlforce Need of the Hour

    International Day of the Girl Child 2018: A Skilled Girlforce Need of the Hour

    International Day of the Girl Child 2018 is being observed today i.e. 11th October 2018 across the globe and puts the spotlight on enhancing skillset of girls so they enter the future workforce on equal terms as their male counterparts. (News18) To raise awareness of the issues and challenges that girls are vulnerable to worldwide, the United Nations declared 11th…

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  • Photo of SCLAN, PANCAP collaborate on health, well-being of women, children, adolescents

    SCLAN, PANCAP collaborate on health, well-being of women, children, adolescents

    (PANCAP Coordinating Unit, CARICOM Secretariat):  The Spouses of CARICOM Leaders Action Network (SCLAN) and the Pan Caribbean Partnership against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP) hosted a special forum as a side event during the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Monday, 24 September, 2018. The Forum was titled “Pressing forward for the health and well-being of women, children and adolescents”. It was designed…

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  • Photo of Observing International Women’s Day 2018 at the CARICOM Secretariat

    Observing International Women’s Day 2018 at the CARICOM Secretariat

    The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat joined the world in observing International Women’s Day last Thursday. A Forum under the theme Gender Equality: A Pre requisite for Progress was organised by the Human and Social Development  (HSD) Directorate of the Secretariat and the Secretariat’s Staff Association at the Georgetown-based headquarters. In remarks at the Forum, Mr. Timothy Odle, President of the Staff Association pointed out that 66%…

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  • Photo of CARICOM making steady progress in empowering women – Guyana Minister tells UN Forum

    CARICOM making steady progress in empowering women – Guyana Minister tells UN Forum

    MINISTER of Social Protection, Amna Ally told a United Nations forum on Monday that despite the challenges affecting the region, CARICOM continues to progress in achieving regional and international goals for the empowerment and advancement of women and girls. Ally made the remarks while representing CARICOM at the United Nations, 62nd Session of the Commission on the Status of Women. She said the provision…

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