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…...
EIB, CDB commit US$24M to post-disaster reconstruction in Caribbean
November 13, 2017, BONN, Germany – The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) have set up an emergency post-disaster reconstruction financing initiative to help the Region recover from recent hurricane events. The arrangement will support investments for infrastructure reconstruction projects in the Caribbean in the wake…...
BVI premier calls on UK for ongoing support after hurricanes
LONDON, England — Premier and minister of finance Dr Orlando Smith was in the United Kingdom last week discussing the British Virgin Islands’ recovery effort with senior UK government ministers following hurricanes Irma and Maria. This came as donor countries in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) agreed…...