By MATT MAURA
UNITED NATIONS, New York (BIS) — Minister of Social Services and Urban Development, the Hon. Frankie A. Campbell began what is scheduled to be a busy week at the United Nations in New York, attending the Opening Session of the Sixty-Third Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW63), Monday, March 11, 2019.
Joining Minister Campbell in the General Assembly Hall for the Opening Session were Mrs. Patricia Minnis, Office of the First Spouse, and Her Excellency, Sheila Carey, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of The Bahamas to the United Nations.
Minister Campbell was accompanied by Dr. Jacinta Higgs, the Director of the Department of Gender and Family Affairs, and Lillian Quant-Forbes, Director, Department of Social Services, Ministry of Social Services and Urban Development.
The Sixty-Third Session of the Commission on the Status of Women is being held at United Nations Headquarters from March 11 through March 22. The Priority theme for CSW63 is: “Social Protection Systems, Access to Public Services and Sustainable Infrastructure for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women and Girls”.
“It is good to be here to search for best practices to be able to go back home and ensure that we are able to add quality to the lives of our people, not just for the sake of reporting, but to be able to report if and when that is necessary,” Minister Campbell said.
