The Week Ahead with the UN in the Caribbean: 1 - 7 July 2024

The fifth session of the Regional Conference on Population and Development of Latin America and the Caribbean is scheduled to be held in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, from Wednesday 3 July and Thursday 4 July 2024, preceded on Tuesday 2 July by a day of side events and civil society activities. 

Cohosted by United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the United Nations Population Fund Latin America and the Caribbean (UNFPA), the meeting will present the final version of the Second regional report on the implementation of the Montevideo Consensus on Population and Development by the Technical Secretariat, address achievements of the Montevideo Consensus and challenges 30-year after the adoption of the Program of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD), and analyze the progress and challenges in relation to the rights of persons with disabilities within the framework of the population and development agenda. 

The meeting will be transmitted live on the official account of ECLAC on Twitter https://twitter.com/cepal_onu

More UN System Events in the Caribbean

Tuesday 2 - 3 July - UNDP Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean will host "Training on Restorative Justice, Criminal Mediation and Juvenile Justice" in Antigua and Barbuda under the project: Partnership of the Caribbean and the European Union on Justice (PACE Justice) Regional Programme. Follow them on social media for updates on this event.

Tuesday 2 - 4 July - UNDP Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean will host the "Final Project Board and Closure" in Saint Lucia of the project: Enabling Gender-Responsive Disaster Recovery, Climate and Environmental Resilience in the Caribbean (EnGenDER). Follow them on social media for updates on this event.

Tuesday 2 - 3 July - The UN Migration Agency in the Caribbean, the International Organization for Migration (IOM), will host in The Bahamas a training on identification and protection of victims of trafficking and migrants in vulnerable situations for various Government groups. Follow them on social media for updates on this event.

Thursday 4 July - The UN Migration Agency in the Caribbean, the International Organization for Migration (IOM), will host in The Bahamas a training on Introduction To Trafficking In Persons, Psychological First Aid And Prevention Of Sexual Exploitation And Abuse. Follow them on social media for updates on this event.

Upcoming United Nations Observances

Saturday 6 July - International Day of Cooperatives will be observed in 2024 with the theme "Cooperatives Build a Better Future for All."

Sunday 7 July - World Kiswahili Language Day will be celebrated under the theme "Kiswahili: education and culture of peace". Kiswahili is one of the most widely used languages of the African family, and the most widely spoken in sub-Saharan Africa. It is among the 10 most widely spoken languages in the world, with more than 230 million speakers.