Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Whether the National Crisis Centre is open, including information on its operations and effectiveness
Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
Publication Date | 29 September 2010 |
Citation / Document Symbol | VCT103590.E |
Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Whether the National Crisis Centre is open, including information on its operations and effectiveness, 29 September 2010, VCT103590.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/4e43a4582.html [accessed 3 November 2019] |
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In a 24 September 2010 telephone interview with the Research Directorate, the Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of National Mobilization, Social Development, Gender Affairs, Non-Governmental Organisations Relations, Persons with Disabilities, Youth Affairs and Sports of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines stated that the women's shelter, known as the National Crisis Centre, is not yet open and that no date for its opening has been set. Further or corroborating information could not be found within the time constraints of this Response.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim for refugee protection. Please find below the list of sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
Reference
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. 24 September 2010. Ministry of National Mobilization, Social Development, Gender Affairs, Non-Governmental Organisations Relations, Persons with Disabilities, Youth Affairs and Sports. Telephone interview with the Permanent Secretary.
Additional Sources Consulted
Oral source: A representative from Marion House was unable to provide information within the time constraints of this Response.
Internet sources, including: Amnesty International (AI), Caribbean Net News, Factiva, Freedom House, Government of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Human Rights Watch, Organization of American States (OAS), Oxfam International, Siyanda, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Social Investment Fund (SVGSIF), United Nations (UN) Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM), UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), UN Secretary General's Database on Violence against Women, United States (US) Department of State, The Vincentian.