The Caribbean Community (CARICOM), with support from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), will hold a High-level Donor Conference on 20-21 November at UN Headquarters in New York to mobilise international resources for its Members devastated by Hurricanes Irma and Maria. This initiative is aimed at rebuilding the devastated Members…...
Dominicans assess building damages after hurricane with private sector and civil society partnerships
Roseau, Dominica, 27 October – Around 60 Dominicans—most of them women—are beginning to assess building damages today after completing a three-day training session led by Dominica’s Ministry of Housing, with technical support from UNDP. This comprehensive building damage assessmentis part of the Government of Dominica’s recovery strategy after category 5 Hurricane Maria decimated…...
UNDP boosts presence in Dominica to coordinate UN-wide building back better phase
A senior UNDP team is now in Dominica to coordinate the UN-wide crisis recovery efforts, looking into the long-term efforts to rebuild a more resilient Caribbean island country after Category Five Hurricane Maria wreaked havoc on 18 September. Upon request from the Government, a senior UNDP staff member arrived on…...
Major Financial Institutions willing to reassess development financing policy
International Financial Institutions (IFIs) including the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are now willing to reassess the policy of GDP per capita attached to concessionary development financing. “There is an urgency to rebuild. There is an urgency to rebuild better and an urgency to rebuild smarter, to…...
UN World Food Programme Emergency Assistance to Dominica
The United Nations World Food Programme is providing emergency assistance to Dominica following the passage of Hurricane Maria. Marc Regnault de la Mothe, Deputy Representative at United Nations World Food Programme, spoke at the daily Press Briefing of Monday, October 24, 2017. Click here to access his visual aid (powerpoint…...