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UN hosts campaign for International Youth Day
The engagement and participation of youth is essential to achieve sustainable human development. Yet, often, the opportunities for youth to engage politically, economically and socially are low or non-existent. More efforts are needed to raise awareness about the importance of youth civic engagement and its benefits to the individual and to society, including for sustainable development as well as resilience…
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Caribbean countries reach agreement on draft document ahead of special UN summit
UNITED NATIONS (CMC) – The United Nations says all of its 193 members, including those in the Caribbean, have reached agreement on the draft outcome document that will constitute the new sustainable development agenda to be adopted by world leaders at the Sustainable Development Summit here in September. It said the countries agreed to an ambitious agenda that features 17…
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UN Secretary-General’s remarks at interactive session with youth of Caribbean region
[As prepared for delivery] I am very honoured to be at the University of the West Indies. I am delighted to see so many young people here and linked in via video. I look forward to hearing from you. Later today, I will sit down with CARICOM leaders. But in many ways, it is fitting that I meet with you…
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Address by Prime Minister St Kitts- Nevis, Hon Dr. Timothy Harris, CARICOM Lead Head for Human Resources Health and HIV -Caribbean Launch of UNAIDS- Lancet Commission Report
Caribbean Launch of UNAIDS- Lancet Commission Report Defeating AIDS-Achieving sustainable health Address by Prime Minister St Kitts- Nevis, Hon Dr. Timothy Harris, CARICOM Lead Head for Human Resources Health and HIV The UNAIDS-Lancet Report is indeed the high level analysis based on empirical evidence. It makes us deeply aware that this disease HIV and AIDS is far from over. At the same time it…
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Continue to be voices of the vulnerable – UN SG tells CARICOM
Praising the Caribbean as a place of ideas, examples and solutions, United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, Ban Ki-Moon on Thursday called on the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to be voices of the vulnerable in the Region and beyond. He was at the time delivering remarks at the opening ceremony of the 36th Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the…
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Caribbean entrepreneurs urged to address General Assembly on climate change
UNITED NATIONS, Apr 22, CMC -The United Nations is appealing to young entrepreneurs from the Caribbean and other developing countries to address a special High-Level Event on Climate Change in June. The UN said that a global search is underway for a young entrepreneur to address the event set for June 29 and convened by the President of the General Assembly, Sam…
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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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CARICOM Chairman addresses UN’s Economic and Social Council
Prime Minister Christie is in New York to participate in a high level dialogue during the 2015 integration segment of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations on Monday, 30th March 2015. Under the theme “Achieving sustainable development through employment creation and decent work for all,” Prime Minister Christie will deliver the country and region statement as the Chair…
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Jamaica’s Prime Minister joins UN Secretary-General to remember victims of slavery – Flashback
Jamaica’s Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller (2nd right) participates in the unveiling of the “Ark of Return” – the Permanent Monument to honour the victims of slavery and the transatlantic slave trade at the UN Visitors Plaza, New York on Wednesday, March 25. With the Prime Minister are (from left) Architect and Designer of the monument, Haitian American Rodney Leon;…
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Women and slavery
Do you remember the days of slavery?” Jamaican Roots Reggae artist Burning Spear asks in his 1975 song ‘Slavery Days’. He was referring of course to the dark 400-year period of our global history during which more than 18 million men, women and children were victims of the horrific transatlantic trade in humans that saw their movement from the continent…
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