PARAMARIBO, Suriname – Suriname has pledged personnel support to the Kenya-led United Nations multilateral security mission expected to be deployed in Haiti to help restore order and security.

KINGSTON, Jamaica– Jamaica says partnerships remain the key to addressing current issues and creating a sustainable agricultural future for the Caribbean.

UNITED NATIONS –The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has warned that record numbers of children, who are on the move through Latin America and the Caribbean, face perilous journeys marked by violence, exploitation and abuse.

UNITED NATIONS – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary General Dr. Carla Barnett has held discussions with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on regional priority issues including reform of the international financial architecture, climate change and the fourth International Conference on Small Island Developing States.

NEW YORK, New York - Government ministers from Commonwealth member countries are holding a series of meetings in New York this week to exchange views and discuss joint strategies around governance, sustainable development and climate issues, in the margins of the High-Level week of the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York.

UNITED NATIONS – Haiti is the only Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country that will benefit from the US$125 million released by the United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) on Tuesday to assist underfunded humanitarian operations in 14 countries across Africa, Asia, the Americas, and the Middle East.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica’s Prime Minister Andrew Holness has told an international drug enforcement conference that global law enforcement agencies must be stronger than the network of criminals if they are to be successful in disrupting transnational criminal organizations and their supply chains.

HAVANA, Cuba – Dominica’s Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit Friday called for “frank and open dialogue” if members of the Group of 77 and China are to achieve their goals of sustainability and resilience in the face of external economic shocks.

SANTIAGO, Chile – President of the Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES),  Aloizio Mercadante, says Latin America and the Caribbean must act with “courage” to reactivate and accelerate regional integration, putting the focus on the necessary decarbonization of the region’s economies to tackle the severe climate crisis.

UNITED NATIONS – The Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean of the Development Coordination Office (DCO) of the United Nations, Roberto Valent, says the greatest hope for humanity would be to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by the year 2030. Unfortunately, this dream has now found itself in danger.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Barbados prime Minister Mia Mottley has welcomed the decision of the G20 countries to add the African Union (AU) as a member, saying Africa a continent with a population of 1.3 billion has a strong and rapidly growing economy.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) on Thursday congratulated    the Government and People of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago on    the celebration of its 61st Anniversary of Independence.