The Week Ahead with the UN in the Caribbean: 2 - 8 December 2024
Your weekly bulletin highlighting upcoming UN Observances, Caribbean participation in UN Affairs and key events hosted by the UN System in the Caribbean.
Caribbean Conference on Comprehensive Disaster Management
Monday 2 December - The 13th edition of the Caribbean Conference on Comprehensive Disaster Management (CDM 13), is scheduled to take place from 2-6 December 2024, at the the Marriott Hotel in St. Kitts and Nevis. The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) and UNICEF are among the partners supporting this year's Conference, themed: "Road to Resilience - Checkpoint 2024: Levelling Up for a Dynamic Future."
Billed as the region's leading forum on disaster management, the Conference will gather experts, decision-makers, and practitioners from both regional and international backgrounds to explore cutting-edge approaches to disaster management and enhancing resilience across the Caribbean.
There will be participation by Simon Springett, UN Resident Coordinator for Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean and other UN agencies, such as the
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
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Conversations on Migration in the Caribbean
Wednesday 4 December - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) UN Migration will join partners to host episode 9 of its “CONVERSATIONS on Migration in the Caribbean” panel discussion series. The webinar will feature a dynamic panel from academia, media, youth, and the private sector, aimed at helping to shape the Caribbean Community's (CARICOM) regional migration policy framework.
UNDP Trinidad and Tobago "We Ting" Community Caravan Finale
Saturday 7 December - UNDP Trinidad and Tobago will host the grand finale of its "We Ting" uniTTy in Motion Community Caravan 2024 at Fiesta Plaza, Movie Towne in Trinidad. Since 19 October 2024, the Caravan has been set up in several Trinidad and Tobago communities, including Siparia, Arima, Diego Martin, Chaguanas, Tobago, and now finally Port of Spain.
Organized in collaboration with the Ministry of Sport and Community Development in Trinidad and Tobago, the Caravan has sought to boost social cohesion, empower youth, and promote gender equality across the twin island Caribbean country.
This event is open to the public. For more information, please email: undpinfo.tt@undp.org
ECOSOC Special Meeting – Haiti’s Children Cannot Wait
The United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) will convene a special meeting on “Haiti’s Children Cannot Wait: Supporting Stability, Resilience, and Prosperity in Haiti” on 2 December 2024 at 10:00 am at the UN Headquarters in New York. The event will be broadcast live on UN Web TV at 11 am (AST).
Upcoming UN Observances
Monday 2 December – International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
Tuesday 3 December - International Day of Persons with Disabilities will be observed under the 2024 theme, "Amplifying the leadership of persons with disabilities for an inclusive and sustainable future."
Wednesday 4 December - International Day of Banks
Thursday 5 December – International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development
Thursday 5 December – World Soil Day will be observed under the 2024 theme, "Caring for soils: measure, monitor, manage."
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