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The Bahamas calls for reform of UN Security Council
UNITED NATIONS, CMC – The Bahamas government has called for a reform of the Security Council of the United Nations saying it was necessary to deal with the changing global environment. Foreign Affairs Minister Fred Mitchell said that the reform of the Council “is long overdue” and called for a change “that would see a rotating seat for the small…
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PM heads to NY to give perspective on security threats facing Ja, C’bean
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller will on Thursday address a special United Nations (UN) Open Debate on Peace and Security Challenges Facing Small Island Developing States (SIDS) at the UN Headquarters in New York. A release from the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) said the prime minister was invited to give the Jamaican and Caribbean perspective…
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At Ethiopia Conference, SG focuses on concessionary financing, debt
The Community recognises that the challenges of development are deep-seated. Significant resources and appropriate and mutually reinforcing policies at national, regional and international levels are required to address the difficulties facing developing countries. CARICOM Member States, therefore, continue to maintain their commitment to regional integration as the platform for securing inclusive sustainable growth. In this regard, the Caribbean Community…
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Caribbean billed as next hotbed for renewable development
FORT-DE-FRANCE, Martinique, CMC – A senior official of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) said Wednesday that the agency is convinced of the potential that renewables present for sustainable development for Small Island Developing States (SIDS) including those in the Caribbean. Director of the IRENA Knowledge, Policy and Finance Centre, Henning Wuester said renewable energy is abundant, scalable and replicable and…
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St. Kitts and Nevis spearheads SIDS Action Plan at UNESCO Executive Board session
St. Kitts and Nevis and other Caribbean Member States were in a pivotal position during the 196th session of the UNESCO Executive Board held in Paris recently. They were instrumental in securing a consensus and tabling a Draft Resolution calling for a robust UNESCO Action Plan for future activities in small island developing states (SIDS). As one of the Executive Board…
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CARICOM seeks international support for socio-economic growth
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 31, CMC – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries are still grappling with the effects of global economic crisis as well as the impact climate change, Bahamas Prime Minister Perry Christie has said. Addressing the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations, Christie, who is the CARICOM chairman, said that regional countries are acutely aware of the…
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Forum on future of Caribbean
The University of the West Indies in conjunction with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and The United Nations in Trinidad and Tobago is hosting a ‘Forum on The Future of the Caribbean: Disruptive thinking. Bold action. Practical outcomes’. The Forum will be held from 5-7 May in Trinidad and Tobago. The Caribbean Forum is further supported by the Development Bank…
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ILO Meeting of Caribbean Ministers of Labour to address ‘Decent Work for Sustainable Development’
The 9th ILO Meeting of the Caribbean Ministers of Labour, organized by the International Labour Organization (ILO) in collaboration with the Government of The Bahamas, will be held on 3-4 March 2015 at the British Colonial Hilton in Nassau, The Bahamas. The Meeting will bring together Ministers with responsibility for Labour, Permanent Secretaries and high-level officials of the English- and…
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CARICOM and Pacific Community Secretariats collaborate to mark end of UN Year of the SIDS
Message to the Pacific Community from Caribbean Community on Vimeo. Monday January 26 marked the end of the United Nations Year of the Small Island Developing States (SIDS). The Caribbean Community and Pacific Community Secretariats agreed to stage a joint social media campaign this week to mark the occasion and to signal the start of closer collaboration by their communications teams beyond the declared…
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With Austrian funding, UNIDO to help establish Caribbean Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency
(UNIDO, Vienna) The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the Austrian Development Agency (ADA), the operational unit of Austrian Development Cooperation, today signed a 1.3 million Euro funding agreement for the establishment of the Caribbean Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (CCREEE). The signing ceremony was also attended by representatives of the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Sustainable…
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