human rights
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PREVENTING DRUG ABUSE : INTERFACING MEDICAL, LEGAL AND CULTURAL RESPONSES WITH A HUMAN RIGHTS VISION. SIR PHILLIP SHERLOCK DISTINGUISHED LECTURE BY DR. EDWARD GREENE, CARICOM/PAHO ADVISOR, AND FORMER ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY SECRETARIAT, TO THE SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE UNIVERSITY DIABETIC OUTREACH PROGRAMME, 25 MARCH 2011, OCHO RIOS, JAMAICA
I am very grateful to the University of Technology, The University of the West Indies and the National Drug Council of Jamaica and the Diabetes Association of Jamaica for inviting me to speak at this prestigious Conference and the University Diabetes Outreach Programme (UNOPS) for bestowing on me this honour of the Sir Phillip Sherlock Award. Following in the footsteps…
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IMPORTANCE OF PARTNERSHIPS AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE GLOBAL, REGIONAL AND NATIONAL RESPONSE TO HIV AND AIDS : ADDRESS BY H.E. KOFI A. ANNAN TO THE TENTH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE PAN CARIBBEAN PARTNERSHIP AGAINST HIV AND AIDS (PANCAP), 31 OCTOBER 2O10, ST. MAARTEN
Thank you for that warm welcome. I am truly honoured to be with you today. Let me begin by thanking our host – the Prime Minister and people of St. Maarten – and congratulating you on your new status and constitution. These are exciting times for the entire country. I wish you all the very best for the future. We…
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REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY EDWIN W. CARRINGTON, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, ON THE OCCASION OF THE SIXTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS, 10 DECEMBER 2008, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Honourable Minister of Foreign Affairs of Guyana Distinguished Representatives of the United Nations (UN) Sir George Alleyne Other Distinguished Participants Distinguished Guests Representatives of the MediA Ladies and Gentlemen Today, the 10th of December 2008 the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) joins the international community in marking the Sixtieth Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) under the theme “Dignity…
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HUMAN RIGHTS AND ETHICS FOR PANCAP ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING DISCUSSION
Under the theme Leadership through Partnership, the CARICOM-led Pan Caribbean Partnership Against HIV/AIDS (PANCAP) will hold its Fourth Annual General Meeting on 21-22 October 2004, in Barbados The Meeting, which focuses on an accelerated agenda for care and treatment and the increasing availability of anti-retrovirals (ARVs) for people living with HIV/AIDs (PLWHA) will, among other issues, review progress and challenges…
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OPENING REMARKS BY DR. EDWARD GREENE, ASST. SECRETARY-GENERAL, HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, AT THE PANCAP/CIDA/USAID WORKSHOP ON LAW, ETHICS AND HUMAN RIGHTS, 7 NOVEMBER 2003, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
It is my pleasure to bring you greetings on behalf of the CARICOM Secretariat and in particular the Secretary-General and indeed the entire CARICOM Family. This workshop is a very important one as it deals with one of the priority areas: law ethics and human rights identified in the Caribbean Regional Strategic Framework of the Pan Caribbean Partnership against HIV/AIDS.…
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REGIONAL TRAINING WORKSHOP FOR NATIONAL ASSESSMENTS ON HIV/AIDS, LAW, ETHICS AND HUMAN RIGHTS TO BE HELD 7-11 NOVEMBER 2003
The Second Regional Training Workshop for National Assessments on HIV/AIDS, Law, Ethics and Human Rights takes place on 7-11 November 2003 in Georgetown, Guyana. The workshop convened by the CARICOM-led Pan Caribbean Partnership Against HIV/AIDS (PANCAP) is part of a series of initiatives to train country research teams to undertake assessments on the effect of existing law and policy on…
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