Guyana commits to safety and protection from violence, offers full support to SDG 5

Guyana seeks to build a country in which women and girls live in safety, and are protected from different forms of abuse, such as trafficking in persons, domestic violence and workplace hazards. It continues to make great strides towards achievement of the internationally agreed development goals relative to gender equality and women’s empowerment, particularly in mainstreaming a gender perspective into policies and programmes, ensuring equal pay for equal work, enhancing education and training opportunities for women and girls, and increasing women in leadership positions. It will fully support Goal 5 of the Sustainable Development Goals, on achieving gender equality and empowering all women and girls. Speaking at the Global Leaders' Meeting on 27 September 2015, President David A. Granger said: “We seek to build a country in which women and girls can expect to live in safety, to be protected from abuse, such as trafficking in persons, domestic violence and workplace hazards.”