Dr. Vindhya Persaud minister of Human Services and Social Security, is leading Guyana’s delegation to the 69th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women, being held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, from March 10 to 21, 2025.
According to Guyana’s news agency, the delegation comprises Ms. Arianna Beharry, Deputy Permanent Secretary (Administration), Ministry of Human Services and Social Security, Dr. Cona Husbands, Gender Based Violence Specialist and Manager, Sexual Offences & Domestic Violence Policy Unit, Ministry of Human Services and Social Security and Mrs. Sarah Browne-Shadeek, Parliamentary Secretary.
Her Excellency Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, Permanent Representative, Ambassador Trishala Persaud, Deputy Permanent Representative, Ms. Texine Daw, First Secretary and Abosede Hazlewood, Second Secretary, comprise the team from Guyana’s Permanent Mission to the UN.
The focus of the Session will be on the review and appraisal of the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and the outcomes of the 23rd Special Session of the General Assembly.
The review will include an assessment of current challenges that affect the implementation of the Platform for Action and the achievement of gender equality and the empowerment of women and its contribution towards the full realization of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, according to Guyana’s news agency.
