International
Bahamas Permanent Mission hosts U.N. Gender-based Violence Event
By Oswald Brown
Mar 21, 2016 - 9:12:04 PM


 
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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