According to a release from the United States Embassy in Georgetown, Government, law enforcement,Cheap Adidas NHL Jerseys, and judicial officials from 12 Caribbean nations convened in Miami to exchange ideas and share strategies for strengthening the rule of law and ending gender-based violence in their countries.Hosted by the U.S. Department of State at Florida International University from December 11 to 13, the Caribbean Dialogue on Rule of Law and Gender-Based Violence brought together judges, prosecutors, and high court justices, police officers, and civil society members from throughout the English-speaking Caribbean.The delegation from Guyana, sponsored by the U.S. Embassy, included:? Attorney General Anil Nandlall; Director of Public Prosecutions Shalimar Ali-Hack; Managing Attorney of the Guyana Legal Aid Clinic Simone Morris-Ramlall; Director of Help and Shelter Margaret Kertzious; and Representative from the Caribbean American Domestic Violence Awareness organization Tiffiney Jackson.During their stay, the Caribbean law enforcement officials toured the Miami City–Dade County domestic violence courts for an overview on the U.S. judicial and legal approach to prosecuting perpetrators of domestic violence and gender-based crime.? They also heard from experts such as Rosina Wiltshire, the first advocate for gender justice for CARICOM.Caribbean officials will have an opportunity to share with their regional counterparts their ideas, experiences,Cheap Jerseys Online, tactics and strategies to strengthen a multi-sector response to gender-based violence.? They will also devote time to developing or expanding on country-specific national action plans to determine the next steps that should be taken.A big concern for all the countries involved is how to “remove barriers to dealing with impunity for perpetrators of gender-based violence,” said Anita Botti,Wholesale China Jerseys, Chief of Staff and Deputy Director of the Department of State’s Office of Global Women’s Issues.“That’s a big issue, and it can only be dealt with if all the players are working together.”Violence against women and girls is a growing national and regional concern, she said.? According to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, every one of the Caribbean islands has a sexual violence rate that is higher than the world average.In addition to Botti, the U.S. officials who attended included Larry Palmer, U.S. Ambassador to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean; Pamela Bridgewater, U.S. Ambassador to Jamaica; Liliana Ayalde,Cheap NBA Jerseys China, Deputy Assistant Secretary in the State Department’s Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs; and Brian Nichols, the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for the State Department’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement.Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton sent a special message to participants via video.? Additional speakers included representatives from U.N. Women,Stitched Jerseys, an entity created in 2010 by the United Nations General Assembly to accelerate gender equality and the empowerment of women by bringing together resources and mandates for greater impact.One of the desired outcomes of this dialogue was to explore ways that the United States can improve or expand its existing programs in the region.? The United States recently released the first Strategy to Prevent and Respond to Gender-based Violence Globally, accompanied by a presidential executive order directing implementation of the strategy — underscoring the U.S. commitment to address this issue.? U.S. embassies throughout the region, including the U.S. Embassy in Guyana, conduct public diplomacy programming for community outreach,Wholesale Jerseys China, sponsor professional exchanges, offer small grants for the development of programs to support women, and provide training to those involved in preventing and responding to gender-based violence.