The Technical Consultations ahead of the CARICOM-UN High Level Pledging Conference began this morning at the United Nations (UN) Headquarters, New York. CARICOM Secretary-General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Administrator, Achim Steiner made opening remarks. .@CARICOMorg SG opens #Caribbean High Level Pledging Conference making the case…...
Bolstering Resilience for Vulnerable Countries
Thursday, November 16, 2017 — In light of the devastation caused by the recent hurricanes, and the anticipation of more frequent events of a similar nature, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) held an official COP23 Side Event on “Bolstering Resilience for Vulnerable Countries Facing…...
Building back better: The Caribbean’s wind of change
British billionaire Richard Branson called it a Marshall Plan for the Caribbean. Antigua & Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne called it ”building on a sustainable basis in order to limit the impact” of future natural disaster. Whatever it’s going to be called, Caribbean leaders, planners and citizens are increasingly talking…...
Canada commits to CARICOM-UN Pledging Conference for hurricane ravaged countries
Canada has confirmed its participation in the upcoming CARICOM-UN Pledging Conference for the CARICOM countries devastated by the two recent Category Five Hurricanes, Irma and Maria. New Canadian Ambassador to CARICOM Her Excellency Lilian Chatterjee made the commitment while presenting her Credentials to CARICOM Secretary-General General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque on…...