Belize
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Overview of Country Gender Equality Status
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Normative and Policy Frameworks
Domestic Violence Act
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Title |
Date Passed |
Date Amended |
Contents |
Key Amendments |
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The Domestic Violence (Protection Orders) Act |
2007
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- Protection Orders & Rehabilitation Orders - Occupation Orders - Bail - Miscellaneous: arrest; jurisdiction; appeals; assistance to domestic violence victims; role of Ministry in alleviating domestic violence & abuse; ownership of property |
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Criminal Code (Rev’d) |
2000 |
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Gender Policy
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In existence (Yes/No) |
Title |
Date |
Notes |
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Yes |
2013 |
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National Strategic Action Plan on Gender Based Violence
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In existence (Yes/No) |
Title |
Date |
Notes |
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Yes |
2010 - 2013 |
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Regional and International Human Rights Conventions
CEDAW Convention Optional Protocol
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Year Signed/Year Ratified/Ascension (A) |
Reporting Status (Publication Date) |
Report(s) Due |
Concluding Observations |
Year Signed/Year Ratified |
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7 March 1990/ 16 May 1990
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5th & 6th Reports – 15 June 2011 |
39th Session – 15 August 2007 |
No signature date/
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Convention of Belem do Para
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Year Signed/Year Ratified |
Reporting Status |
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15 November 1996/ |
Response to Second Multilateral Round Evaluation Questionnaire (2009-2014) |
Universal Periodic Review
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Reporting Status |
Date of Consideration |
Outcome of Review |
Decision of the Outcome |
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5 May 2009 |
12th Session – Working Group Report provided on 4 June 2009 |
Convention on the Rights of the Child
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Year Signed/Year Ratified |
Reporting Status (Publication Date) |
Concluding Observations |
Report(s) Due |
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2 March 1990/ 2 March 1990
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2nd Report – 13 July 2004 |
38th Session - 31 March 2005 |
3rd & 4th Reports – 1 September 2007 |
Population/Demography
Population disaggregated by sex and age
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Age Group |
Females |
Males |
Both Sexes
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Year/Source |
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No |
% |
No |
% |
No
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0-14 |
56 828 |
49.5 |
57 920 |
50.5 |
114 748 |
2010/ Census |
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15-24 |
32 860 |
50.4 |
32 336 |
49.6 |
65 196 |
” |
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25-34 |
25 438 |
51.6 |
23 908 |
48.4 |
49 346 |
” |
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35-44 |
19 312 |
50.8 |
18 713 |
49.2 |
38 025 |
” |
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45-54 |
13 094 |
49.1 |
13 582 |
50.9 |
26 676 |
” |
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55-64 |
7 069 |
47.6 |
7 793 |
52.4 |
14 862 |
” |
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65+ |
6 620 |
48.7 |
6 967 |
51.3 |
13 587 |
” |
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Not stated |
5 |
38.5 |
8 |
61.5 |
13 |
” |
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Total |
161 226 |
50.0 |
161 227 |
50.0 |
322 453 |
” |
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Adolescent Fertility Rate (births per 1,000) |
71 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
2012/ World Bank |
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Life span
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Years |
Years |
Years |
2012/ World Bank |
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77 |
71 |
74 |
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Education and Training
Student population by sex
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Educational Level |
Female |
Male |
Total |
Year |
Net enrolment rate (%)[i] |
Year |
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No |
% |
No |
% |
No
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Female |
Male |
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Primary |
25 420 |
48.4 |
27 153 |
51.6 |
52 573 |
2013 |
96.0 |
97.1 |
2013 |
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Secondary |
18 747 |
51.1 |
17 931 |
48.9 |
36 678 |
2013 |
77.1 |
71.5 |
2013 |
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Tertiary (per 100 000 Inhabitants)[ii] |
3 170 |
-- |
1 932 |
-- |
2 552 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Labour
Employment status by sex
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Employment status |
Female |
Male |
Total |
Year/Source |
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Employed |
34 084 |
66 453 |
100 537 |
2010/ Census |
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Labour Force Participation Rate |
48.3% |
81.8% |
-- |
2011/ ECLAC |
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Unemployment Rate |
19.4% |
5.9% |
11.1% |
April 2014/ Statistical Institute of Belize |
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Part-time employment |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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Employed Population by Economic Sector
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Economic Sector |
Female |
Male |
Total |
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Agriculture |
1 522 |
18 267 |
19 789 |
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Industry |
1 704 |
3 709 |
5 413 |
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Services |
17 983 |
28 265 |
46 248 |
Source: Population Census, 2000
Leadership and Decision-Making
Number and percentage of women and men in leadership positions
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Leadership Positions |
Female |
Male |
Total |
Year/Source |
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No. |
% |
No. |
% |
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Parliament |
1 |
3.1 |
31 |
96.9 |
32 |
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Appointed chambers (Senate) |
5 |
38.5 |
8 |
61.5 |
13 |
” |
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Civil Service - Permanent Secretaries |
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Civil Service – Heads of Departments |
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Chief of Police |
-- |
-- |
√ |
-- |
-- |
2015/ Association of Caribbean Commissioners of Police |
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Judicial appointments |
2 |
22.2 |
7 |
77.8 |
9 |
Accessed Feb 2015/ Government of Belize
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Magistrates appointments |
10 |
62.5 |
6 |
37.5 |
16 |
Accessed Feb 2015/ Government of Belize |
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Local government leaders |
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286 |
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Government ministers |
2 |
9.5 |
19 |
90.5 |
21 |
Accessed Feb 2015/ Government of Belize |
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Leaders of Parties |
0 |
0.0 |
2 |
100.0 |
2 |
Accessed Feb 2015/ Caribbean Elections |
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Deputy Head of Party |
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Speaker of the Parliament |
-- |
-- |
√ |
-- |
-- |
Accessed Feb 2015/ National Assembly of Belize |
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Head of Government |
-- |
-- |
√ |
-- |
-- |
2015/ Caribbean Elections |
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Head of State |
-- |
-- |
√ |
-- |
-- |
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Violence against Women
Number and percentage of intimate partner homicides (Year)
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Homicides
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Female |
Male |
% of total homicides |
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Intimate partner homicides |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Source:
Gender and Poverty
Poverty and poverty status of vulnerable populations by sex/age group (based on country’s poverty line of Bz$3 400)
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Age group |
Female |
Male |
Indigenous |
Disabled |
Elderly |
PLHIV |
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Female |
Male |
Female |
Male |
Female |
Male |
Female |
Male |
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0-14 |
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15-24 |
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25-34 |
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35-44 |
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45-54 |
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55-64 |
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65+ |
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Total |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Source:
NOTES:
[i] Net enrolment rate – the number of children of the official school age enrolled in the educational level as a percentage of the total children of the official school age population.
[ii] Formula: 100 000 x (Total number of students enrolled in tertiary education in a given academic year/country’s population).
KEY
N/A Not
available
-- Not
applicable
