Cayman student Gabriella Watson to attend SDG summer camp
Grand Cayman – The Ministry of Sustainability & Climate Resiliency is sponsoring local youth leader Gabriella Watson to participate in Camp 2030; UNITE 2030’s global, in-person convening, which unites the world’s top young changemakers to solve the world’s most pressing…
Caribbean SIDs focus attention on facilitating SDG investment
Bridgetown, BARBADOS, 5 December 2019 Caribbean small island developing states, or SIDs, were exposed to key strategies in attracting and facilitating investment into projects that seek to achieve the sustainable development goals (SDGs), at a recent seminar titled: ‘Facilitating Investment in…
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The Editor speaks: Older persons
Today, as I write this (Tue October 1), it is International Day of Older Persons. Here, in Cayman, we have a whole month of activities that started today with a Tea Party at Pedro St. James. My wife is currently…
WESO 2019 Trends: Poor working conditions are main global employment challenge
GENEVA (ILO News) – Poor quality employment is the main issue for global labour markets, with millions of people forced to accept inadequate working conditions, according to a new report from the International Labour Organization (ILO). New data gathered for…
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Chile President and First Lady Put Older Persons on the Political Agenda of the UNGA
From UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs Nearly 962 million people around the world are 60 years old or older, which represent 13% of the world population. This phenomenon has a growth rate of 3% annually and according to…
The Editor Speaks: Water
Did you know that we are in the middle of “World Water Week”? It runs from Sunday 26 August to Friday 31 August I was not. I was made aware when I was sent two stories for publishing from World…
Permanent Representative of St. Vincent and the Grenadines to the UN, Her Excellency Inga Rhonda King, elected 74th President of the Economic and Social Council
New York, 26 July 2018 Tuesday, July 31, 2018 — Remarks by H.E. Ambassador Inga Rhonda King, President of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), at the Handover Ceremony of the ECOSOC Presidency held at the United Nations Headquarters in…
ILO calls for urgent action to prevent looming global care crisis
GENEVA (ILO News) – Investment in the care economy needs to be doubled to avert a looming global care crisis, says a new ILO report. Sweeping changes in policies should address the rising need for care and tackle the huge…
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Regional pathways to sustainable development
From SDG STORY HIGHLIGHTS The Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) released a report on pathways to SDG achievement in the Asia-Pacific region, prior to the 5th Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development (APFSD). The Economic Commission for Latin America and…
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New book on wastewater re-use in Latin America and the Caribbean
From IWMI In an important first for this region, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has published a new bookcompiling a wealth of information on wastewater re-use for agriculture. Available in Spanish, the book was prepared…
