December 12, 2023 The General Secretariat of the Organization of American States (OAS) condemns the attempted coup d’état by the Public Prosecutor’s Office of Guatemala. The actions and statements of…
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OAS Electoral Mission in Guatemala Rejects New Attempt by Public Prosecutor’s Office to Violate Popular Will
December 12, 2023 The Electoral Observation Mission (EOM) of the Organization of American States (OAS) in Guatemala rejects the new attempt undertaken today by the Public Prosecutor’s Office (MP, for…
COP28: Report recommends young people get a fair share of climate finance
December 12, 2023 Young people, who are among those most at risk to the impacts of climate change, are not accessing the funds they need to tackle the challenges posed…
Commonwealth youth leaders want action, not just rhetoric at COP28
December 12, 2023 Youth leaders representing the Commonwealth’s 56 countries have urged leaders at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai to move beyond speeches and deliver concrete…
CDB Pilots Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification System for Tracking Climate Finance for Caribbean Countries
December 8, 2023 The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) is spearheading the development of a regional online Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification (MRV) system for climate finance tracking. Once fully operationalised the…
Sixteen Survivors of Gender-Based Violence to Receive CARICOM Grant Awards
December 8, 2023 Sixteen (16) women who are survivors of gender-based violence (GBV) will receive grant awards with the support of the CARICOM Secretariat, the United Nations Development Fund (UNDP)…
Statement from the OAS General Secretariat Regarding Recent Actions from the Regime in Venezuela towards Guyana
December 8, 2023 The General Secretariat of the Organization of American States (OAS) expresses a sense of urgency and gravity regarding the aggressive stance of the Maduro regime of Venezuela…
New Commonwealth action group to help Caribbean countries cut methane emissions
December 5, 2023 A new action group announced in Dubai today will help Commonwealth countries, including Caribbean states, rapidly cut emissions of the potent greenhouse gas methane as part of…
STATEMENT FROM THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY ON THE PROVISIONAL MEASURES ORDERED BY THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE (ICJ) CONCERNING ARBITRAL AWARD OF 3 OCTOBER 1899 (GUYANA v VENEZUELA)
December 5, 2023 The International Court of Justice has today, 1 December 2023, ordered Venezuela not to take any action to challenge, disrupt or interfere with Guyana’s longstanding control and…
Green Climate Fund approves grant to support further development of the CDB-managed Blue Co Caribbean Umbrella Coordination Programme
December 5, 2023 The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved a grant for further development of the Blue Co Caribbean Umbrella Coordination Programme which aims to scale up financing and…
A new action plan has been introduced to bolster collaboration and coordination among the organisations in the Caribbean region as a whole
December 5, 2023 The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), IDB Invest, and the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) signed an Addendum to the 2020 Mutual Cooperation Agreement yesterday at the 28th Annual…
OAS Electoral Observation Mission in Guatemala receives Wilson Award for Public Service
December 1, 2023 The Electoral Observation Mission (EOM) of the Organization of American States (OAS) deployed for the 2023 elections in Guatemala received the Wilson Award for Public Service, a…