The Week Ahead with the UN in the Caribbean: 4-10 November 2024

UN Jamaica Partnership Forum [Postponed due to tropical storm]

Tuesday 5 November - Wednesday 6 November - The United Nations in Jamaica will host its 'Partnership Forum' at the The University of the West Indies (UWI) Regional Headquarters in Mona, Jamaica. This year's focus is on empowering Jamaica's youth and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through dynamic private-sector partnerships.
 

The event provides an opportunity to network with industry leaders, explore innovative solutions, and drive positive change.
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Trinidad and Tobago: 2nd Maroon Indigenous Gathering and Conference

Tuesday 5 November - Saturday 9 November -The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has partnered with the United Maroon Indigenous Peoples, The Merikins and other supporting entities to host 2nd Maroon Indigenous Gathering and Conference in Trinidad and Tobago. The event takes places at Crews Inn Hotel & Yachting Centre, Point Gourde, Chaguaramas, Trinidad & Tobago under the theme 'Envisioning A Connected Maroon Diaspora And Reparative Future'.

Learn more by calling telephone number: 1 (868) 607-4000 or sending an email to info@crewsinn.com.

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Dominica's Human Rights Record Under Review

Thursday 7 November - Dominica’s human rights record will be examined for the fourth time at the UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR). As part of a larger session running from 4 to 15 November 2024, Dominica joins 14 States under review. Since 2008, all 193 UN Member States have undergone this peer review, providing updates on the progress they've made on previous recommendations. Learn more about UPRs here.

Watch Dominica's UPR live at 4 am AST on 7 November using the below UN Web TV link:

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Closure: International Decade for People of African Descent

Friday 8 November - Philemon Yang, President of the 79th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA), will preside over the High-level Meeting marking the closure of the International Decade for People of African Descent. Ten years ago, the General Assembly proclaimed the International Decade for People of African Descent, to be observed from 2015 to 2024 with the theme “People of African descent: recognition, justice and development”. As featured in the programme of activities, the International Decade was “a unique opportunity to underline the important contribution made by people of African descent to our societies and to propose concrete measures to promote their full inclusion and to combat racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance”.

The high-level meeting will take place in-person from 10 am to 1pm and from 3 to 6 pm (AST) in the ECOSOC Chamber at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. The United Nations Webcast services will provide live streaming coverage of the high-level meeting in all 6 UN official languages as well as on-demand coverage (recorded video) in English and speaker’s original language, through the UN Web TV website.

Upcoming UN Observances 

Tuesday 5 November - World Tsunami Awareness Day will be observed in 2024 with a focus on "youth and future generations." The activities planned for the observance aim to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Indian Ocean Tsunami by passing on its lessons to a new generation of children and youth.

Wednesday 6 November - International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict is observed in acknowledgement of the role of healthy ecosystems and sustainably managed resources in reducing the risk of armed conflict.

Saturday 9 November - International Week of Science and Peace, (9-15 November) encourages greater academic exchanges on a subject of universal importance while also generating greater awareness of the relationship of science and peace among the general public.

Sunday 10 November - World Science Day for Peace and Development highlights the significant role of science in society and the need to engage the wider public in debates on emerging scientific issues.