UNDP supported the training of 139 human rights defenders to help them better determine and advocate for the interests and inclusion of LGBTI people.

Through the joint EU/UN Spotlight Initiative:

- UNICEF’s research on (i) new and emerging forms of domestic violence and (ii) Guyana’s current family violence laws, as well as its evaluation of Child Advocacy Centres helped inform the drafting of a new Domestic Violence Bill. UNICEF also led a ‘baseline assessment’ for the Spotlight Initiative.

- UNFPA developed a mobile Gender-Based Violence application (iMatter) helping survivors of violence access the services they need. UNFPA also increased the call-handling capacity of Guyana’s 914 domestic violence hotline, and helped train 335 police officers in gender-based violence response.

- UNICEF, UNFPA, and UNHCR have worked with national authorities to ensure that Child Advocacy Centres are now operational in Regions 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 and 7.

- UN Women cooperated with local partners to develop diversity, inclusion and equality policies for the Guyana Football Association and Guyana Cricket Board.

- UNDP helped train 122 women and men from several national institutions in GBV data collection, analysis and use.

IOM worked with national authorities and CSOs to significantly increase the investigative and prosecutorial capacities of institutions working to end trafficking in persons (TIP).

UNHCR helped 13,374 refugees, migrants and returnees access a range of vital public services. UNHCR’S GBV prevention and response efforts reached more than 3,500 Venezuelan refugees and migrant women, men and children.

IOM helped provide vocational training, sexual and reproductive health education, and access to HIV prevention services to 40 sex workers in Region 7, Venezuelan migrants and refugees among them.

The ‘Voices without Borders’ and ‘Desire is Power’ educational initiatives implemented by IOM helped migrant and refugee communities to assimilate and integrate into Guyanese society.