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Gender Equality Indicators

The CARICOM GEI framework originates from the “Minimum Set of Gender Indicators,” developed by the UN and ratified in 2013.The Minimum Gender Indicators roster consists of 52 quantitative indicators and 11 qualitative indicators that measure gender equality and progress towards closing gender gaps.T...

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 ...

Spouses of CARICOM Leaders Action Network (SCLAN) gets Grant Funding from Gilead Sciences Inc.

The Spouses of CARICOM Leaders Action Network (SCLAN) is pleased to announce the receipt of grant funding from Gilead Sciences Inc. for initiatives under the theme “Transforming Lives through Innovation: Implementation of high-impact prevention programs for adolescents, young men and...

CARICOM Secretariat salutes women, girls in ICT, STEM fields

Girls in ICT photo via International Telecommunications Union (ITU)   The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat takes pleasure in commemorating “Girls in ICT day” 2018 with the rest of the world and takes the opportunity to salute all women and girls in the fields o...

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 ...

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 rema...

SCLAN pledges its support for hurricane ravaged countries

                                SCLAN pledges its support for hurricane ravaged countries (CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     Chair of the  Spouses of the Caribb...

Twelfth CARICOM Triennial Woman Awardee calls for support to reduce the scourge of violence against women and girls

Twelfth  CARICOM Triennial Woman Awardee calls for support to reduce the scourge of violence against women and girls   Ms. Shirley Pryce received the Twelfth CARICOM Triennial Award for Women during the Official Opening of the 38th Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Comm...

We must rally around the Every Caribbean Woman Every Caribbean Child Initiative - UNSE

This is the  charge from the United Nations Secretary-General Special Envoy(UNSE)  for HIV and AIDS in the Caribbean, Dr. Edward Greene, in his message on the occasion of the International Women’s Day 2017, being observed on 8 March 2017.   Titled Let us together do what it ta...

Caribbean female voices say there are greater roles for first ladies

  Several women of prominence are calling for the Caribbean’s first ladies and the spouses of heads of government to be allowed more prominent roles in the development of their countries and the advancement of various causes. The call comes on the heels of the establishment of a Carib...

Gender Equality Indicators

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

Spouses of CARICOM Leaders Action Network (SCLAN) gets Grant Funding from Gilead Sciences Inc.

CARICOM Secretariat salutes women, girls in ICT, STEM fields

Observing International Women’s Day 2018 at the CARICOM Secretariat

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

SCLAN pledges its support for hurricane ravaged countries

Twelfth CARICOM Triennial Woman Awardee calls for support to reduce the scourge of violence against women and girls

We must rally around the Every Caribbean Woman Every Caribbean Child Initiative - UNSE

Caribbean female voices say there are greater roles for first ladies

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