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Last Updated: Feb 13, 2017 - 1:45:37 AM |
NEW YORK -- The Bahamas Mission to the United Nations, in
cooperation with the Permanent Missions of Jamaica and Sweden, on Friday, March
18, 2016, hosted a Side Event on the occasion of the Sixtieth Session on the
Commission on the Status of Women. Some 200 persons attended the event.
Entitled “Gender-Based Violence in the Caribbean: A Cause of Concern and a Time
for Action,” the event featured participation from several experts, including,
the Honourable Melanie Griffin, Minister for Social Services and Community
Development; Dr. Sandra Dean-Patterson, Director, The Bahamas Crisis Centre; Mr.
Barrington Brennen, Co-Founder and Co-President, Sounds of Encouragement
Counseling, and Media Association); and Dr. Rosina Wiltshire, CARICOM Advocate
for Gender.
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