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UNFPA hands over materials in campaign against gender-based violence

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Minister of Human Services and Social Security, Dr. Vindhya Persaud, receives the training materials from Adler Bynoe, Head of Office/ Liaison Specialist of the UNFPA Guyana Liaison Office.

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) on Wednesday  handed over essential materials to the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security to support the continued training of members of the Guyana Police Force in addressing Gender-Based Violence (GBV) cases.

The materials will also support further efforts to strengthen accountability mechanisms within the Guyana Police Force under the COPSQUAD initiative.

A release from the UNFPA said that the materials handed over include: 3,000 GBV Training Manuals,  3,000 COPSQUAD Pins and  3,000 COP Squad Training Certificates

The release said that the support falls under COPSQUAD, an initiative which was launched in 2021 by the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security, and which includes the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Guyana Police Force and UNFPA, to strengthen law enforcement responses to GBV. 

In accepting the resources, Minister of Human Services and Social Security, Dr. Vindyha Persaud, expressed appreciation of UNFPA’s ongoing support of this initiative. She noted the expanded capacity of the Guyana Police Force to address Gender-Based Violence and reiterated her Ministry’s commitment to ensuring that even more Guyana Police Force members complete the training.

UNFPA is the primary technical partner that has supported the Ministry  with the development of a specialized GBV Training Manual for members of the police force and the training of more than 5,000 of its members to date.  

Members of the Guyana Police Force who complete the required GBV training receive certificates and are pinned with an official COPSQUAD badge.

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