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  • Photo of CARICOM collaborates to host workshop on implementing SDGs in St. Kitts and Nevis

    CARICOM collaborates to host workshop on implementing SDGs in St. Kitts and Nevis

    Environmental stakeholders in St. Kitts and Nevis are being taught how to implement and mainstream the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at a workshop organized by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat in partnership with the St. Kitts and Nevis Department of Environment. The workshop is an activity under the European Union and UN Environment funded programme for capacity-building related to multilateral environmental agreements in African, Caribbean and…

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  • Photo of CARICOM heightens preparation for UN oceans Conference

    CARICOM heightens preparation for UN oceans Conference

    GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CARICOM Secretariat – Small Island Developing States (SIDS) including those of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) are heightening their preparations ahead of the United Nations (UN) Conference on the sustainable use of the oceans (SDG14), scheduled for June 5-9 in New York. CARICOM Member States and the CARICOM Secretariat participated in a forum from 29-31 March 2017, in Jeju,…

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  • ECLAC calls for creation of Regional Center for Governance of natural resources in the Caribbean

    UNITED NATIONS, Jul. 24, CMC – The United Nations’ Economic Commission for Latin American and the Caribbean (ECLAC) has presented an initiative to create a Regional Center for Governance of natural resources in the region. “Greater and better governance of natural resources is necessary to fulfill the goals of sustainable development,” said ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, during a side…

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  • Photo of PANCAP to caucus ahead of UN High Level Meeting on ending AIDS

    PANCAP to caucus ahead of UN High Level Meeting on ending AIDS

    A United Nations High-Level Meeting (UNHLM) on Ending AIDS will be held on 8-10 June 2016 at the United Nations General Assembly, New York, United States. Its focus will be on the required accelerated response over the next five years to end the AIDS epidemic by 2030, as part of the Sustainable Development Goals.   In preparation for the UNHLM,…

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  • Photo of CARICOM and UNDP exchange views on sustainable development goals

    CARICOM and UNDP exchange views on sustainable development goals

    CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque held discussions with Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Ms. Helen Clarke in New York, Thursday.   The Secretary-General and his team joined CARICOM Heads of Government, other world leaders and heads of global institutions for the United Nations launch on Friday, of a landmark new framework “Transforming Our World: the 2030 Agenda…

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  • Photo of Caribbean joins preparation for adoption of new Sustainable Development Goals

    Caribbean joins preparation for adoption of new Sustainable Development Goals

    Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders will on Friday join world leaders and heads of global financial institutions for the launch of a landmark new framework for sustainable development. The policy, which will be launched at the United Nations, aims to end poverty and build a life of dignity for every person. The UN said that top development officials are “keenly focused…

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  • Photo of Latin America and Caribbean to adopt SDGs, but still lagging on some MDGs

    Latin America and Caribbean to adopt SDGs, but still lagging on some MDGs

    In the last 15 years, Latin America and the Caribbean have met several key targets included in the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), such as reducing extreme poverty, hunger and child mortality, incorporating more girls in the educational system, and expanding access to clean water. However, as the world is setting out on a new challenge, meeting the Sustainable Development Goals…

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