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New York-Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister, Kamla Persad Bissessar spoke at the Women’s Political Participation at the United Nations on Monday. In her opening remarks, she called for greater global involvement of women in the political process. Using her political ascendancy as an example of “courage, commitment, and conviction,” she challenged governments to honour their responsibilities to build an equitable world where women are empowered.
“I urge everyone to summon the political and the financial will to honour our commitments. We must ensure that our generation leaves a legacy of 50 per cent of women in political and other spheres of decision-making, and delivers tangible policies and action programmes aimed at improving the lives of women and girls,” she told the packed conference. Citing the Chinese proverb that “Women hold up half of the sky,” Prime Minister Persad-Bissessar said she envisioned a world where women comprised “half of our legislature, half of our local governments and half of our state boards and private sector board rooms.”
She expressed her determination to level the playing field with the newly created Ministry of Gender, Youth and Child Development and her intention to introduce what she called “gender-responsive budgets and gender responsive national development planning” aimed at achieving gender equality. She also advocated mentoring initiatives for young women to become more attuned to the political process. “Such programmes will identify and encourage women to stand as candidates-locally and nationally,” she noted.
Prime Minster Kamla Persad Bissessar was joined by more than 20 high-level political representatives, including Dilma Rousseeff, President of Brazil; Roza Otunbayeva, President of the Kyrgyz Republic; Dr Lilia Labidi, Minister of Women’s Affairs, Republic of Tunisia; Hilary Clinton, US Secretary of State, and Michelle Bachelet, UN Under-Secretary General and Executive Director, UN Entity for Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women. The event was organised by the United States, UN Women, Brazil, Trinidad and Tobago, the EU, and the UNDP.
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How internet and the technological advancements are causing us to loosen our grip on cultural traditions and heritage, critical to our national and cultural identities and what we can do about it!
Presence of Panday’s Patni/wife and Progeny at Hindu pyre cremation implications for cultural practice, discrimination and violence against women and boys’ education
Former Prime Minister Basdeo Panday’s final journey to cremation pyre recalls other journeys to root and anticipated welcome on the other side – Dr Kris Rampersad reflects on his journeys
Promise of change of course for development in Latin America and Caribbean as feuding leaders Guyana’s President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali and Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro meet for peace talks around border controversy more details on Boredr Wars www.krisrampersad.com
An open letter to Peace Broker Dr Gonsalves et al addressing talks between Venezuela and Guyana Border Wars III with a revised agenda and a unique perspective on the ongoing conflict and actionable steps to foster peace and understanding. More at www.KrisRampersad.com
Prompt Action needed from Region as Repercussions set in from threats by Venezuelan President Maduro to Guyana, defiance of the ICJ provisional order and growing repercussions for Venezuela Refugee and displacement crises, regional insecurity in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Political stability and peace in Latin America and the Caribbean sits on a fine filigree of loosely-knotted territorial disputes. What are the implications to the wider region of the Venezuela-Guyana Dispute Dr Kris Rampersad takes a broader and deeper view of fermenting feuds…www.krisrampersad.com
Understanding the mechanisms of global governance and how to use the instruments to effect change is one of the challenges facing the region and ways to redress with Dr Kris Rampersad
ehind the Scenes on the world of glamour, glitter and glow of representing Trinidad and Tobago. Anecdotes with the First Miss World from Trinidad and Tobago, Giselle La Ronde, the first woman of colour to win the Miss Universe Competition, Janelle-Penny and the second Miss Universe from Trinidad and Tobago, Wendy Fitzwilliam. more at www.krisrampersad.com .
Why is Prince Harry Duke of Sussex, reaching out ? Behind the secret chuckles and squirmis of the satirical, lyrical and blunt truth-to-power,to holders of high office .. more at www.krisrampersd,com
Tsunami currents sweep Southern Caribbean in an epicurean clash that tectonic upheavals ripple across the Atlantic from the southernmost island to the continental mainland of Guyana more at www.krisrampersad.com.
On World Folklore Day When Open AI is Not Open Minded! Dr Kris Rampersad takes on the Tech Giants and gets into a head butting with a rude and angry AI Bot!
Happy world Steelpan Day August 11 Intercultural Education through our musical and other traditions with Dr Kris Rampersad CEIBA-EDUtainment more at www.krisrampersad.com
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