Thank you for giving me this opportunity to speak on behalf of the United Nations Subregional Team for Barbados and the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States, and to describe the work we have been doing to support the affected states of the eastern Caribbean and the Caribbean Disaster and Emergency…...
CARICOM SG makes case for climate-resilient rebuilding of hurricane-damaged islands
CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque at the Technical Consultations for the CARICOM-UN High Level Conference at UN Headquarters, New York on Monday: We must prepare for the next catastrophic hurricane, flood or drought. We must therefore be climate resilient in time for the next event. The immediate and urgent need…...
Technical Consultation begins ahead of CARICOM-UN High Level Pledging Conference
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…...
Region’s UN Representatives prepare for post-hurricanes Pledging Conference
Permanent Representatives of CARICOM Member States to the United Nations met on Friday with CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque and Assistant Administrator and Director of the Regional Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Ms Jessica Faieta, ahead of next Tuesday’s CARICOM-UN High Level Pledging…...
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…...