UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations says its Security Council on Friday renewed for one year the sanctions regime on Haiti, including a targeted assets freeze, travel ban and arms embargo measures, aimed at curbing the illicit flow of weapons to criminal gangs which have sown chaos across the country. 

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent – The 18th edition of the Caribbean Week of Agriculture (CWA) began on Monday with the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary General, Dr. Carla Barnett underscoring the importance of the weeklong event to the regional efforts at food security.

GENEVA -The United Nations Human Rights Office (OHCHR), Friday said  that more than 3, 500 people have been killed in Haiti since the start of this year, reiterating that tackling insecurity in the French-speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country must be a priority.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCR) has established a dedicated regional office, for the first time, in The Bahamas and headed by Barbadian Michelle Brathwaite.

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti – The European Union (EU)has condemned last weeks horrific massacre in Pont Sondé, to the north of here that was carried out by the “Gran Grif” gang.

UNITED NATIONS – Suriname Wednesday told the international community that “Haiti fatigue” is not an option and urged countries to provide more assistance as efforts continue to restore peace and security in the French-speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country.

PARIS, France – The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Friday said it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Trinidad-based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ)  to bolster the protection of freedom of expression, journalist safety and other fundamental freedoms.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is preparing for the Twenty-Ninth Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP29) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), which is scheduled to take place from November 11-22 in Baku, Azerbaijan. 

UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, Wednesday described the crisis in Haiti as a “protracted human tragedy”  and urged the international community to “to step up to support the Haitian people in their efforts to restore stability”.

LIMA, Peru – The 40th Session of the Economic  Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) is underway here with delegates reaffirming their commitment to initiatives aimed at ensuring more productive, inclusive and sustainable development in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC).

United Nations – The United Nations Migration Office Says Half Of Haiti’s Displaced Are Children, Stating That A Breakdown In Law And Order And A Wider Humanitarian Emergency Across The French-Speaking Caribbean Country Have Displaced More Than 700,000 People – One In Two Of Them Children. 

UNITED NATIONS – Prime Minister Garry Conille has urged the international community to stand by Haiti, warning “If we fail, it will not only be Haiti that will sink, but the entire region that will bear the scars”.