GENEVA – The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Wednesday issued new legal guidance to ensure that international refugee protection is provided for Haitians who need it.

NEW YORK, New York – St. Kitts-Nevis has emerged as the highest ranked Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country in the 2023-24 Human Development Report (HDR), released by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on Wednesday.

PORT AU-PRINCE, Haiti – The leader of the so-called peaceful “Revolution”, Guy Philippe, is calling for unity among all Haitians after declaring that the move to oust the “illegitimate and blood thirsty government” of Prime Minister Dr. Ariel Henry has been successful.

ROSEAU, Dominica – Dominica’s Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit Tuesday said he believes there should a high level meeting on Haiti similar to what was held in Jamaica earlier this month as he criticized the slow pace of international support for ending the political and socio-economic situation in Haiti.

PORT AU PRINCE. Haiti – The UN World Food Programme (WFP) on Tuesday warned  that Haiti is on the brink of a devastating hunger crisis, with aid operations at risk of “grinding to a halt” amid rampant violence and armed gangs tightening their grip on the capital, Port-au-Prince.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – New Zealand is providing US$1.6 million to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), targeting women and youth in agriculture, as the region moves towards reducing its food import bill by 25 per cent by 2025.

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti – The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs says the delivery of humanitarian assistance to people in Port-Au-Prince continues, despite the tense and volatile situation in the Haitian capital.

NEW YORK, New York – Representative from Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) are meeting over the next two weeks to discuss regional  priorities ahead of the fourth Review Conference on the Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects (PoA).

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent – Heads of State and Government of Latin America and the Caribbean, have reiterated their interest in strengthening cooperation and coordination to address the structural challenges of migration in the region.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – The United Nations children’s agency said one of its containers carrying essential supplies for the survival of newborn babies and their mothers was looted by gangs at Haiti’s main port in the capital on Saturday.

Ministers and senior officials from Commonwealth Caribbean have endorsed a new set of measures, designed to improve people’s access to justice.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – CARICOM says it is engaged in discussions with the various stakeholders in Haiti where the authorities have been forced to impose a curfew and state of emergency as they seek to regain control of the country following last weekend’s security situation that resulted in several inmates being freed by criminal gangs.