Tag: United Nations Population Fund
500 ‘COPSQUAD’ graduates ready to combat domestic violence
In keeping with the government's commitment to combat domestic violence against women and girls, some 500 Guyana Defence Force (GDF) ... Read More
New legal referral department to be in place at Human Services Ministry
-To effectively manage ‘Pro-bono 500 Initiative’ Following the launch of the Legal Pro-bono 500 Initiative on Thursday, the Ministry of ... Read More
Police officers complete training to deal with gender-based violence
Eighteen officers of the Guyana Police Force have completed one month of training to deal with the social ill of ... Read More
System in place to protect abuse hotline callers
- GBV to be available in Android app store The Ministry of Human Services and Social Security has implemented a ... Read More
CDC activates the NEOC for COVID-19 response
—hosts meeting with International and Non-Governmental Partners. In light of the increasing number of confirmed cases of the novel Coronavirus ... Read More
$117M project to reduce adolescent pregnancies in Guyana
─ govt aims for 10% reduction in adolescent pregnancies by 2022  ─ Indigenous communities record highest percentage of teenage pregnancies ... Read More
CARICOM and stakeholders to host youth forum in Guyana this week
Date: 24 July 2018 (CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)    The CARICOM Secretariat is collaborating with the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), EU Commission for Latin ... Read More
Health and Family Life Education critical to children development-Minister Henry tells Diplomatic Luncheon
Delivering the feature address at a diplomatic luncheon organized by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), United Nations Educational, Scientific ... Read More
UNFPA sub-regional director pays courtesy call to Health Minister
DPI, Guyana, Saturday, April 21, 2018 The Director and Representative of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Allison Drayton visited ... Read More
Remarks by Minister of Social Protection Volda Lawrence, M.P., – For World Population Day, 2016
(July 11, 2016) - I’m delighted to be here today and greatly honored to join with the Ministry of ... Read More