Sexual and gender-based violence and domestic violence against women and girls continue to be a major challenge for CARICOM Member States.
This is according to Minister of Human Services and Social Security, Dr Vindhya Persaud who was speaking on behalf of CARICOM at the 65th Session of the Conference on the Status of Women on Tuesday.
She added “Our Governments are consistently working to eliminate such violence, ensure access to justice for victims and support for survivors. Among initiatives is improved data collection aimed at better understanding and addressing the underlying causes of violence. We continue to seek support from our developmental partners for building our capacity to collect credible data and information based on which evidence-based policies and action plans can be developed.”