Minister of Human Services, Jennifer Webster says the Caribbean Community recognises the impact the empowerment of women has on eradicating poverty and it continues to make significant strides towards the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) set for girls and women.
Webster was at the time delivering her address on the priority theme ‘Challenges and achievements in the implementation of the Millennium Development Goals for women and girls’ as the Caribbean Community representative at the 58th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women at the United Nations Headquarters in New York on Monday.
The minister said Caribbean Community member states are guided by a people-centred approach to development and have therefore accorded high priority to combating gender-based discrimination and promoting the advancement of women at the national, regional and international levels. Caricom has