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Communiqué Issued At The Conclusion Of The Seventeenth Meeting Of The Council For Human And Social Development (cohsod), 17-18 November 2008, Georgetown, Guyana
The Seventeenth Meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) which focussed on Education was convened under the theme: Accelerating the Implementation of the Education Agendaand was held at the Guyana International Conference Centre, Liliendaal, Greater Georgetown, Guyana on 17-18 November 2008. In attendance were: The Hon. Vince Henderson, Minister of Education, Sports, Youth Affairs and Human Resource…
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QUALITY EDUCATION THE RESPONSE TO GLOBAL CHALLENGES
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Seventeenth Meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) opened today (17 November 2008) with a strong consensus that education, the driver of national and regional development is the most critical response to the social and economic global challenges now confronting the Region. The four speakers who addressed the Opening Ceremony…
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Communique Issued at the Conclusion of the Twelfth Special Meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Georgetown, GUYANA, 17-19 March 2008
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)The Twelfth Special Meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), which focussed on Children, was convened at the Guyana International Conference Centre, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana on 17 -19 March, 2008 under the theme, Building a Region Fit for Children. In attendance were: The Hon. Peter Martinez,…
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Speech delivered by UNICEF Regional Director, Nils Kastberg Special COHSOD on Children Georgetown,
Mr. Chairman, H.E. the Secretary General of the Caribbean Community Honourable Ministers Distinguished Delegates Colleagues Representatives from Regional and International Organisations Staff of the Secretariat of the Caribbean Community Representatives of the Media, to those of you representing youth media Ladies and Gentlemen It gives me particular pleasure to address this Special COHSOD. It is special by the nature of…
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CARICOM Moves Forward With Contingent Rights Protocol
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)Secretary General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) His Excellency Edwin Carrington said yesterday, that preparatory work had started for the drafting of a Protocol on Contingent Rights to be accorded to spouses, children and other dependents of persons who exercised the right to move within the framework of the CARICOM Single Market (CSM). Foremost among…
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REMARKS BY DR. EDWARD GREENE, ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL, HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) SECRETARIAT, AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE SIXTEENTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (COHSOD), 10-12 OCTOBER 2007, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Ministers of Government Secretary-General Deputy Secretary-General Ambassadors Representatives of Regional and International organizations Ladies and Gentlemen I welcome you on behalf of the Directorate of Human and Social Development to this Sixteenth Meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD). This has been a very busy year for the Secretariat and the Community. For our Directorate, there have…
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CARICOM OFFICIALS FOCUS LABOUR, EDUCATION AT COHSOD XV
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Chairman of the Fifteenth Meeting of the CARICOM Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD), the Hon. Anthony Wood, Education Minister of Barbados has reaffirmed his Government’s ongoing commitment to the social and economic integration process in the Caribbean Community. The Minister’s reaffirmation came as he addressed the opening of the Fifteenth Meeting of…
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THIRTEENTH COHSOD RECOMMENDS STRATEGIES FOR YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
(CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana) The Thirteenth Meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), ended on Friday, 28 October with wide ranging recommendations for the development of the Region’s youth, particularly in light of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) scheduled to come on stream in January 2006. The COHSOD which focussed…
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Opening Address By Dr. Edward Greene Assistant Secretary-General, Human and Social Development CARICOM Secretariat AT THE THIRTEENTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (COHSOD), 26-28 OCTOBER 2005, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
I am pleased to welcome you on behalf of the CARICOM Secretariat and in particular the members of the Directorate of Human and Social Development. This past year has been a very active period for the Directorate and, indeed, the entire Secretariat. As you know, 2005 has been designated the Year of the CSME when it is expected that all…
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OPENING ADDRESS BY DR. EDWARD GREEN, ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARICOM, AT THE THIRTEENTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (COHSOD), 26 OCTOBER 2005, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
I am pleased to welcome you on behalf of the CARICOM Secretariat and in particular the members of the Directorate of Human and Social Development. This past year has been a very active period for the Directorate and, indeed, the entire Secretariat. As you know, 2005 has been designated the Year of the CSME when it is expected that all…
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