SANTIAGO, Chile – The eighth meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development, ended here on Friday, with delegates agreeing that five years before the deadline for fulfilling the 2030 Agenda,  the region must step up its efforts to move towards achieving the sustainable development goals (SDGs), through collaboration between multiple stakeholders and a focus on managing the transformations.

GENEVA – The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, Friday said that the human rights situation in Haiti has reached yet another crisis point and called on regional  and international stakeholders, including the media “ to put the spotlight on this crisis, so that the intolerable suffering and destruction can end.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – More than 100 veterinary, agricultural and health experts from across the Caribbean are meeting here to strengthen regional animal health and food safety systems.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - Chairman of the Barbados-based Regional Security System (RSS), Dr. Terrance Drew Friday said there is an urgent need for integrated national and regional strategies to confront modern security challenges, emphasizing that “all the dots must connect” and “our safety is intertwined”.

KINGSTON, Jamaica - Foreign Affairs Minister Kamina Johnson Smith says planning is underway for the 49th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (Caricom), which Jamaica is set to host in July.

TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands -  Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley has praised St Martin’s accession to the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), calling the move a “historic occasion” and a critical step for regional cooperation amid global uncertainty.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has renewed its call for the prohibition of nuclear weapons testing, use, and proliferation, stressing that this goal is more urgent now than ever before.

UNITED NATIONS – United Nations Secretary General, Antonio Guterres Tuesday said that the while the transatlantic slave trade may have ended centuries ago, it its legacy is ever present.

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) Monday said in just one month, intense violence has forced nearly 60,000 people to flee as Haiti recorded yet another record in its worsening humanitarian situation.

SANTIAGO, Chile –  The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has launched the “Ready and Resilient Americas,” a regional program to make Latin America and the Caribbean more resilient to the disasters that harm its economies and quality of life.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana –  The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Reparations Commission Tuesday said it stands in solidarity with the global community in observing the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade, saying it is a” poignant moment to reflect on the horrors of this dark chapter in human history.

QUEBEC, Canada – In a strong show of support for Guyana’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, the G7 Foreign Ministers on Friday, doubled down on calling out Venezuela’s unlawful incursion into Guyanese waters.