Statement of Barbados at the UNGA72

Statement of Barbados at the UNGA72

Extracts to this Statement: 

Statement of Barbados at the UNGA72

Extract: 

Sustainable Peace: “The countries of Latin America and Caribbean have declared the Caribbean as a Zone of Peace.”

SDGs: “The Prime Minister of Barbados has clearly demonstrated the priority which Barbados accords to the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals. He has appointed a Permanent Secretary in his office with the mandate and special responsibility to lead the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development at the national level.”

Gender equality: “This is borne out in the United Nations Development Programme Human Development Index and other indices focusing on transparency, corruption, gender balance and human rights inter alia.”

Women: “We pay special attention to the rights of the vulnerable, including children, women, and persons with disabilities.”

Women and empowerment: “We are pleased, therefore, to present the candidature of Her Honour Senator Kerryann Ifill for membership of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (GRPD), for the term 2019-2022. She is the youngest President of the Senate ever appointed in Barbados, the first female and the first person with a disability ever to hold that position.”

PeaceWomen Consolidated Themes: 
General Women, Peace and Security
Human Rights