OVERALL PROGRESS For the first six months of 2023, the Antigua and Barbuda Red Cross Society has spent substantial time on fostering a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Ministry of...
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OVERALL PROGRESS For the first six months of 2023, the Antigua and Barbuda Red Cross Society has spent substantial time on fostering a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Ministry of...
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For Immediate Release Office of Press Relations press@usaid.gov Thursday, June 8, 2023 Today in Nassau, The Bahamas, Vice President Kamala Harris highlighted more than $100 million, including $98...
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Executive Summary The Situational Awareness Overview (SAO) Report is an analysis of trends in humanitarian needs, risks and vulnerabilities in the Eastern Caribbean to inform planning, strengthen...
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By: Chalsey Gill Anthony, Communications Assistant, Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC) “At the time I was living in Jamaica, there was no rain for quite a few months. There were very...
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Excerpt NATIONAL SOCIETIES’ PROFILES The 13 National Societies of the Dutch and English speaking Caribbean countries vary in size, while sharing common values and principles and facing similar...
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Executive Summary Introduction The System-Wide Evaluation (SWE) of the UNDS Socio-economic Response to COVID-19 was conducted for the Executive Office of the Secretary-General (EOSG) of the United...
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The UN Joint SDG Fund announced on Monday an additional $54.5 million in investments for projects across five countries, to try and get the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) back on track. “The...
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By Julie Rozenberg, Nyanya Browne, Sophie De Vries Robbé, Melanie Kappes, Woori Lee, and Abha Prasad SUMMARY Caribbean countries, a set of mostly Small Island Developing States (SIDS), have a history...
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Good morning and thank you for joining today’s press briefing. Over the last week, the Americas reported over 800,000 new COVID infections and 18,000 COVID-related deaths – the lowest COVID figures...
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Achieving food security and improving nutrition are crucial to reach the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Not only they are essential to reach SDG2 – Zero Hunger, but they are also linked to...
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Droughts have deep, widespread and underestimated impacts on societies, ecosystems, and economies. They incur costs that are borne disproportionately by the most vulnerable people. The extensive...
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Media Release: Bridgetown Barbados Wednesday, June 2, 2021 — The European Union (EU) and the Caribbean Meteorological Organization (CMO) have partnered to support the countries in the Caribbean in...
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CRISIS OVERVIEW On 9 April 2021, after months of heightened activity, La Soufrière volcano entered an explosive state on Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. To date, it is estimated that 20,000 persons...
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Resumen ejecutivo América Latina y el Caribe se ha convertido en una de las zonas críticas de la pandemia de COVID-19, exacerbada por estructuras de protección social débiles, sistemas de salud...
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Executive summary Latin America and the Caribbean has become a hotspot of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, exacerbated by weak social protection, fragmented health systems and profound...
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OVERVIEW Countries in the Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region2 experience a range of natural hazards, including droughts, earthquakes, floods, forest fires, hurricanes, landslides, tsunamis,...
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What all small island-developing states have in common is their susceptibility to a wide range of risks and a limited capacity to deal with these when they occur. The sudden outbreak of novel...
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OVERVIEW • Countries in the Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region2 experience a range of natural hazards, including droughts, earthquakes, floods, forest fires, hurricanes, landslides,...
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A WHO Special Initiative in collaboration with UNFCCC and the Fijian Presidency of the COP-23 (SIDS in the Caribbean Region) Introduction Humanity entered a new millennium with unprecedented...
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REGION OVERVIEW USAID’s development assistance in the Eastern and Southern Caribbean region extends to 10 countries: Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines,...