A/HRC/44/16/Add.1 8 Recommendations Position Comments 100.137 Supported 100.138 Supported 100.139 Supported 100.140 Supported 100.141 Supported 100.142 Supported 100.143 Supported 100.144 Supported 100.145 Supported 100.146 Supported 100.147 Supported 100.148 Supported 100.149 Supported 100.150 Supported 100.151 Supported 100.152 Supported 100.153 Supported Guyana has embarked on numerous initiatives to combat violence against women: Sensitization, public education and awareness programs specifically tailored for the schoolaged populations and other special and vulnerable populations; parenting skills education; promotion of responsible journalism among the Media fraternity; the development of user friendly IEC materials for dissemination to the populace; and engaging the public via various forms of media Training and capacity building via the Survivor Advocates Program, Peer Educators Program, Mentorship/Coaching Programs; and women’s economic empowerment programs across coastland, rural, remote and hinterland communities. The Spotlight Initiative to end all forms of violence against women and girls will soon be implemented. 100.154 Supported Guyana’s National Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Policy is in keeping with the intersectionality methodology that incorporates Guyana’s Constitution, national legislation and international commitments premised on inclusion and gender equality such as the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) and Goals 5 and 10 of the Sustainable Development Goals. 100.155 Noted These bodies will have to be resuscitated 100.156 Supported 100.157 Noted Refer to note on 100.32. Whenever possible. The National Domestic Violence Policy will be reviewed and appropriate revisions made to chart the way forward in addressing the magnitude and scope of domestic violence