IFAD President to commit support to Mexico’s agenda on rural poverty reduction
Gilbert F. Houngbo, President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), will meet with high-ranking officials of the Mexican government on 24 November to discuss IFAD’s support of Mexico’s agenda on rural poverty reduction, as well as its roadmap…
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Byron-Nisbett attends Trinidad and Tobago retreat on “Building Caribbean Resilience”
SOURCE: St Kitts & Nevis Observer From the St. Kitts-Nevis Parliament Basseterre, St. Kitts – Deputy Speaker Sen. the Honourable Akilah Byron-Nisbett was among Parliamentarians from 15 Caribbean countries and a dozen development agencies who recently participated in a two-day retreat…
PAHO aims to reduce shortage of health workers in the Americas, improve distribution, and enhance skills to achieve SDGs
New PAHO strategy to guide national policies on human resources for health to overcome an estimated shortage of almost 800,000 workers Washington, D.C., 29 September 2017 (PAHO/WHO) – A new strategy approved by the 29th Pan American Sanitary Conference of…
Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development – 2017 México
Mexico 26 April 2017 DESCRIPTION At the thirty-sixth session of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), held in Mexico City from 23 to 27 May 2016, the member States adopted resolution 700 (XXXVI), Mexico Resolution, which…
Rural Latin American and Caribbean areas need targeted agricultural policies, investments – UN
From UN News Centre 30 September 2016 – Economic growth is not enough to eliminate poverty in rural areas of Latin America and the Caribbean, and governments need targeted policies and investments for agricultural development and correct historic inequality experienced…
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State of Marine Environment Report coming for the Caribbean
From Jamaica Gleaner The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is working to develop the Caribbean’s first State of the Marine Environment Report, which should inform the response to pollution that threatens to devastate coastal and marine resources and jeopardise livelihoods….
ILO Director General: Delivering economic and social justice for indigenous and tribal peoples through decent work
This International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples is the first to follow the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Paris Agreement on climate change . These extraordinary achievements have set the international community on a…
Remittances bring economic stability to families and countries, says IFAD president on International Day
From IFAD Rome, 15 June 2016 – On the International Day of Family Remittances, 16 June, Kanayo F. Nwanze, President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), calls for greater recognition of the vital financial contribution migrants make to…
Summit of Caribbean States embraces ECLAC’s proposal for debt relief
The United Nations regional organization’s initiative proposes a Caribbean resilience fund for the countries that benefit from debt reduction. (June 9, 2016) The Association of Caribbean States (ACS) fully supported the debt relief initiative presented by the Economic Commission for…
Better housing is key to achieving SDGs in Caribbean
By Jonathan Andrews From Cities Today Up to US$1.8 billion would be needed to end poor housing conditions in six Caribbean nations, a new report reveals, launched during the Inter-American Development Bank‘s (IDB) annual meeting, held this year in the…
