Paris, 12 December 2017 – The Caribbean Climate-Smart Coalition seeks rapid implementation of US $8 billion climate investment plan that will transform regional energy system, build resiliency, drive economic growth and set a global example The UN Development Programme (UNDP) announced its support to Caribbean leaders gathered today during the…...
Dominicans start paving their way to a more resilient future
Roseau – 12 December – Over 800 hurricane-affected Dominicans have received training and are being temporarily employed as part of the National Employment Programme, a UNDP-backed strategy to place affected people at the centre of the recovery process after hurricane Maria decimated the island nation three months ago. “The temporary…...
Prime Minister’s Opening Remarks at the CARICOM/UN Donor Conference
Colleague Heads of Government; His Excellency António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations; Mr. Miroslav Lajčák, President of the United Nations General Assembly; His Excellency Irwin LaRocque, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM); Permanent Representatives to the United Nations Friends of our Caribbean Region; Representatives of the Media; Ladies and…...
ECLAC Advocates for Debt Relief for Hurricane-Ravaged Caribbean Countries
NEW YORK, United States, Wednesday November 22, 2017 – The United Nations’ Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) has presented a debt for climate adaptation swaps proposal for Caribbean countries ravaged by hurricanes during this year’s Atlantic hurricane season. Director of ECLAC’s Economic Development Division, Daniel Titelman…...
PM Harris addresses financing challenges for some SIDS
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, November 22, 2017 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris has expressed the view that the classification of the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis as a high-income country is limiting the nation’s ability to access much…...