UNDP project allocates funds to tackle COVID lockdown abuse

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Commissioner of Police (ag), Nigel Hoppie (second from left), received items which were handed over by Canadian High Commissioner to Guyana, Mark Berman (second from right), acting UK High Commissioner to Guyana, Ross Denny (left); and UNDP Operations Coordinator, Navindra Persaud. (Department of Public Information photo)
Commissioner of Police (ag), Nigel Hoppie (second from left), received items which were handed over by Canadian High Commissioner to Guyana, Mark Berman (second from right), acting UK High Commissioner to Guyana, Ross Denny (left); and UNDP Operations Coordinator, Navindra Persaud. (Department of Public Information photo)

A UNDP-implemented project has allocated funds to help women and others who might have been trapped at home with abusers during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

A statement on Wednesday from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) said that the support includes  procurement of personal protective equipment  which will benefit over 100 officers within the Guyana Police Force who are trained to handle gender-based violence issues.