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Regional officials sign compact of commitment in a bid to improve services for
GBV survivors

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May 27, 2022
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Regional officials sign compact of commitment in a bid to improve services forGBV survivors
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Regional officials gave their commitment to make quality services available and
accessible for survivors of gender-based violence (GBV) during the launch of the
Community of Practice (CoP) on Wednesday in Trinidad and Tobago. Members of the
CoP signed a compact of commitment in which, among other things, they pledged to
uphold a survivor-centered approach in providing services for survivors of GBV.
Alison Drayton, Director of the United Nations Population Fund Sub-Regional Office for
the Caribbean (UNFPA SROC) disclosed this information in a press conference at the
end of the event on Wednesday.
During the press conference, the Sub-Regional Director outlined that the participants all
came together and made it clear that they were serious about having adequate measures
in place to tackle the silent pandemic of GBV in the Caribbean.
She also used the opportunity to announce that the UNFPA launched Guidelines for the
Management of Safe Shelters for GBV survivors in the English and Dutch speaking
Caribbean during the meeting – another tool that can be used with the implementation of
the CoP.
“One essential response to GBV is safe shelters and alternative accommodation for GBV
survivors. The availability and accessibility of safe shelters are lifesaving and can turn the
course of someone’s life and well-being” she said. The guidelines can be found at this
link https://bit.ly/UNFPAGBVG.
Meanwhile, Deputy Programme Manager for Gender and Development at the CARICOM
Secretariat, Ann-Marie Williams, thanked UNFPA and the European Union (EU) for their

support in this initiative. She also reiterated CARICOM’s commitment to ensuring that the
ESP CoP is successfully implemented.
“The Essential Services Package (ESP) Community of Practice (CoP) happens to be an
opportunity for all of us in CARICOM… it is something that we want to make the order of
the day when we talk about Gender-Based Violence” she said.
The ESP CoP is being established under the EU-funded Regional Spotlight Initiative
which seeks to eliminate all forms of Violence Against Women and Girls.

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