A/HRC/44/16/Add.1 Recommendations Position Comments countrywide. 100.158 Supported 100.159 Supported Guyana continues to make progress on the status of women in public life and has been maintaining steady ratings with regard to representation of women in Parliament. Programmes have been implemented to enhance the skills of Women leaders involved in community work across the country and to prepare them for participation in the Local and Regional Government System. The number of women elected to the 80 Local Government Authorities has increased in the Local Government Elections of 2016 and 2018 and in the Legislature and Regional Democratic Councils in the 2020 March 2nd General and Regional Elections. 100.160 Supported 100.161 Supported 100.162 Supported 100.163 Supported 100.164 Supported 100.165 Supported 100.166 Noted 100.167 Supported 100.168 Supported 100.169 Supported 100.170 Supported 100.171 Supported 100.172 Supported 100.173 Supported 100.174 Supported 100.175 Supported 100.176 Noted This is against the law. 100.177 Supported Government continues to implement programmes at the community level to advocate for the protection of children. 100.178 Supported Efforts have been made to ensure the Court functions in Government is working with civil society organizations to provide key and critical services to victims/survivors of gender-based violence. The establishment of temporary accommodation for victims/survivors of gender-based violence remains a priority. Government will continue to work with the relevant stakeholders to fully operationalize and where possible establish shelters countrywide. A National Policy on Gender Based Violence will be undertaken which will encompass a wider spectrum and scope of violence; including intimate partner violence, and violence against vulnerable persons. 9