COHSOD
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EDUCATION FOCUS AT COHSOD MEETING
The Sixth Special Meeting of the Caribbean Community’s (CARICOM) Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) begins in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, starting at 9:00 a.m. on Monday, 31 March with a focus on Education. The two-day meeting at the Trinidad Hilton Hotel and Conference Centre to be presided over by the Hon. Walter Sandriman, Suriname’s Minister of Education and…
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ADDRESS BY MR. WALTER T. SANDRIMAN, INCOMING CHAIRMAN OF THE COUNCIL FOR HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (COHSOD), ON THE OCCASION OF THE OPENING OF THE SEVENTH MEETING OF COHSOD, 23 OCTOBER, 2002, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Honorable Ministers Mrs. Deputy Secretary General of CARICOM and Assistant Secretary General of CARICOM Permanent Secretaries Representatives of Ministries Members of the CARICOM Secretariat Ladies and Gentlemen Guests, On behalf of Suriname and myself I am honoured to represent Suriname, which accede to Chair of the Seventh Meeting of the Council of Human and Social Development at this meeting. I…
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A Sustainable Approach To Human Resource Development
The Region is seeking to advance discussions on a sustainable approach to human and social development as a major step towards securing a better future for its peoples by improving their quality of life and creating a region more capable of taking on the challenges of globalisation. At a three-day meeting of the Council of Human and Social Development (COHSOD…
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OPENING REMARKS BY HONOURABLE GAIL TEIXERA, MINISTER OF CULTURE, YOUTH AND SPORT, GUYANA, TO THE SEVENTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (COHSOD), 23 OCTOBER 2002, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Chairman Deputy Secretary-General, Dr. Carla Barnett Ministers of Government and Representatives of Member States Diplomatic Corps Members of International and Regional Organs Ladies and Gentlemen It is with pleasure, on behalf of the Government and people of Guyana, that I welcome my distinguished Colleague Ministers and their delegations to Guyana as we convene this Seventh Meeting of the Council For…
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Welcome Remarks delivered by Dr. Carla Barnett, Deputy Secretary-General, CARICOM, to the Seventh Meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development (cohsod), 23 October 2002, Georgetown, Guyana
Mr. Chairman, Honourable Ministers, Members of the Diplomatic Corps, Officials of Member States Representatives of Regional and International Organisations Distinguished guests Staff of the CARICOM Secretariat Ladies and Gentlemen: Good Morning. It is my pleasure to welcome you all on behalf of the Secretary-General and on behalf of the Secretariat as a whole. My welcome to you to the Headquarters…
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SPEECH DELIVERED BY DR. EDWARD GREEN, ASST. SECRETARY-GENERAL, HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), AT SPECIAL COSHOD SESSION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD IN THE CARIBBEAN, 22 OCTOBER 2002, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
It is my pleasure to welcome you to this important meeting which is essentially a follow up to the UN General Assembly Special Session on the Rights of the Child held in New York in May this year. It also provides an opportunity for the Caribbean to continue the process of building on the previous proposals for a Regional Framework…
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STATEMENT DELIVERED BY MR. ALFREDO R. MISSAIR, DEPUTY DIRECTOR, UNICEF, AT SPECIAL COHSOD SESSION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD IN THE CARIBBEAN, 22 OCTOBER 2002, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
ASG, Dr. Edward Greene Minister Shaddik Director, Jacqulyn Joseph Excellencies and Distinguished Participants As organizers of the V Ministerial Meeting held in Jamaica in the year 2000, the Caribbean countries lead the process that concluded the decade of the World Summit for Children and paved the way, with the Kingston Consensus, to the 2002 United Nations General Assembly first Special…
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COHSOD VII TO FOCUS ON A STRATEGY FOR HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE REGION
The Region should expect a much more integrated approach to Human and Social Development (HSD) in the future as the Seventh Meeting of the Council of Human and Social Development (COHSOD VII) scheduled for Georgetown, Guyana October 23-25, 2002 will focus its attention on new strategies in education, health, labour, youth and gender in order to better place the people…
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COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT CONCLUSION OF SIXTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (COHSOD), 17-19 APRIL 2002, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
The Sixth Meeting of the Council for Social and Human Development (COHSOD) was held on 17-19 April 2002 in Georgetown, Guyana under the Chairmanship of the Hon. Dr. Douglas Slater, Minister of Health and the Environment, St Vincent and the Grenadines. The Meeting was attended by Dr the Hon. Jerome Walcott, Minister of Health, Barbados; Dr the Hon. Leslie Ramsammy,…
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COMMUNIQUE ISSUED ON THE CONCLUSION OF THE FIFTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (COHSOD), 3-5 OCTOBER 2001, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
The Fifth Meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) was held at the Le Meridien Pegasus Hotel, Georgetown Guyana, 3-5 October 2001 under the distinguished Chairmanship of the Hon Girlyn Miguel, Minister of Social Development, Cooperatives, Family, Gender and Ecclesiastical Affairs, St Vincent and the Grenadines. Heads of Delegation in attendance were the Hon Dolores Balderamos-Garcia, Minister…
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