UPR Sexual Rights Database

National Report:
Para 37) In ensuring that women in rural areas have better access to education and vocational training programmes, the Government of Saint Lucia, through the Saint Lucia Network of Rural Women Producers, has created an avenue for women in rural communities to gain access to a number of training and capacity building initiatives which has also allowed many of these women to be introduced to various forms of information technology.

Para 44) In keeping with its 2014-2021 strategic priority of "providing an enabling environment for women, from all walks of life to contribute and enjoy the benefits of sustainable development and peace", UNESCO has provided aid in the amount of twenty-six thousand dollars ($26,000.00 (USD)) to fund the Women in Equality Empowerment Program (WEEP). This initiative, will be headed by the National Skills Development Centre (NSDC), and is geared towards providing comprehensive training to women, in order to improve the likelihood of them obtaining and securing employment.

Para 45) As articulated in Saint Lucia's previous report, the Education Act of 1999, in accordance with the CRC, affirmed the rights of all children to receive an education and prohibits refusing admission of students to schools on any discriminatory grounds. Furthermore, both the Convention and the Act seek to remedy inadequacies along gender lines. To this end, Saint Lucia has eliminated such discrimination as it pertains to access to education. It has been realised however, a trend of female students out-performing their male counterparts at every level of the education system on island. The underperformance of male students is by no means ideal, and is something that is currently being addressed by the Government. However it does speak to the tremendous progress that has been made by the Government and people of Saint Lucia in ensuring that women succeed in education.

National Report:
Para 8) In 2020, the GOSL ensured that the rights of those with disabilities were top priority through its ratification of the CRPD and the accession to its OP.
Para 2) … in June 2020 it had ratified the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and had requested technical assistance from the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) to support the implementation of the Convention.