November 16, 2021 Resources and opportunities available for youth development in Region are coming under the microscope as the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat launches a Regional Youth Development Status Surveyten years…
Category: INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES
51st OAS General Assembly Concludes
November 16, 2021 The Organization of American States (OAS) today concluded its 51st General Assembly, held this week in Washington DC and during which Guatemala served as host. In the…
OAS Goodwill Ambassadors for Environmental Justice Work for a Greener Americas
November 12, 2021 The Goodwill Ambassadors for Environmental Justice of the Organization of American States (OAS) participated yesterday in the discussion ” Towards a greener Inter-American region: A renewed, strengthened…
IDB Lab Participates in a Pioneering Fund to Help Finance Climate Change Adaptation
November 12, 2021 THE FIRST REGIONAL MICROFINANCE LOAN FUND FOR CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION WILL GO TO RURAL AREAS OF MEXICO, ECUADOR, PERU, AND CENTRAL AMERICAN COUNTRIES. IDB Lab, the innovation…
IDB and Telefónica Launch Initiative to Connect Entrepreneurs and Corporations
November 12, 2021 INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE TWO ORGANIZATIONS WILL PROMOTE INCLUSIVE DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION IN DIFFERENT AREAS CIV-LAC IS A PLATFORM THAT WILL HELP SCALE UP NEARLY 600 STARTUPS THROUGH…
Dominican Republic to Host the Regional Dialogue on Transparency and Integrity
November 12, 2021 PRESIDENT OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC LUIS ABINADER; SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE ORGANIZATION FOR ECONOMIC COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT (OECD) MATHIAS CORMANN; CHAIR OF TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL DELIA FERREIRA RUBIO; IDB INVEST…
CDB calls upon developed countries to allocate 2% of SDR for adaptation investment in SIDS
November 12, 2021 The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) is calling on developed countries to re-allocate 2% of their latest Special Drawing Rights (SDR) to facilitate investment in climate adaptation measures…
Port of Spain is a ‘beachhead’ to increase investment in region, says Caribbean Export
By: Deidre Brathwaite November 12, 2021 Speaking at the first virtual investment forum taking place this week in Trinidad and Tobago, Deodat Maharaj, Executive Director of the Caribbean Export Development…
CARICOM and Pacific Island Forum agree on need for more adaptation funding for Climate Change
November 12, 2021 Financing for adaptation to climate change was a major focus of discussions between the Secretaries General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Pacific Island Forum (PIF)…
The OAS Panel of Experts Welcomes Opening of the Investigation
November 9, 2021 The OAS Panel of Independent International Experts on the possible commission of crimes against humanity in Venezuela, appointed by the OAS Secretary General on September 14, 2017,…
CDB Proposes a Resilience-Adjusted Measure for Small Island Developing Economies (SIDS) to Access Concessional Finance
November 9, 2021 The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has proposed a resilience-adjusted Gross National Income (GNI) measure for Small Island Developing States (SIDS) to access concessional finance. Termed the Recovery Duration…
The international community has “failed” on climate change- Adaptation and resiliency key now!
By: Staff Writer November 5, 2021 A United Nations Ambassador has called out the international community for their failure to heed the call of small island developing states from 1989…