The Ministry of Human Services and Social Security (MHSSS) in partnership with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Guyana yesterday launched its toll-free 914 emergency hotline number which persons can call to report domestic and sexual violence and also ask for assistance.
Other partners include Digicel-Guyana, the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GTT) Company and the Telecommunications Agency.
Present at the launch of the number, which was held at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre at Liliendaal, were Human Services Minister Vindhya Persaud, UNICEF Representative (acting) Irfan Akhtar and Nalini Vieira and Hilton Wong, representatives of Digicel and GTT, respectively.
