Child Rights’ head, Shirley Ferguson, dead at 77

Jan 31, 2013 News

Head of the Child Rights Division of the Child Care and Protection Unit, Shirley Ferguson, has died.
According to the Ministry of Labour, Human Services and Social Security, Ferguson, 77, was in London receiving medical attention when she passed away.

Dead: Shirley Ferguson

She joined this Ministry in 1998, where she undertook the implementation of the Ministry’s mandate for the Government’s commitment to the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
“This she did with great efficiency and enthusiasm, reaching out to the nation’s children in the many successful events she had undertaken.  These ranged from accompanying children to UN sessions, regional seminars and symposia to children’s concerts, the last of which was held at the National Cultural Centre in December 2012.”
Describing Ferguson as a stalwart of child rights advocacy, the Ministry said that she promoted the Convention on the Rights of the Child through her many publications and the various competitions she organized.
“Mrs. Ferguson possessed a distinctive personality and was well admired for her deportment and her elegant mode of dress. She will be surely missed by the children of Guyana, the Ministry and her fellow workers.
The Administration of the Ministry of Labour, Human Services and Social Security expressed condolences to her family, relatives, friends and colleagues.”