UNDP Resident Representative for Barbados and the OECS, Mr. Magdy Martinez-Soliman, presented Letters of Credence to the Premier of the British Virgin Islands, Honorable Andrew A. Fahie.
Members of the LGBTI community in the Caribbean share what it means to be proudly Caribbean.
Mr. Ugo Blanco has been appointed Deputy Resident Representative for Barbados and the OECS
UNDP’s newly appointed Resident Representative for Barbados and the OECS, Mr. Magdy Martinez-Soliman, has recently met with key partners and stakeholders in the British Virgin Islands (BVI), Barbados and Antigua and Barbuda where he presented letters of credence.
Barbados’ biggest environmental event was recently held at Pelican Village.
During them ninth sitting of the Special Committee on Decolonization, the Committee heard from the Special Envoy of the Premier of the British Virgin Islands (BVI) where priority was given to recovery post Hurricanes Irma and Maria and the sustainable development of the BVI.
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus have partnered to present a series of talks on the Blue Economy.
United Nations Multi-Country Sustainable Development Framework in the Caribbean
The 2017-2021 United Nations Multi-Country Sustainable Development Framework (UN MSDF) defines how the Agencies, Funds, and Programmes of the UN will pool their comparative advantages within a single strategic framework that aligns with and supports the overarching strategic goals of the Caribbean’s governments and key stakeholders.
About Barbados and the OECS
The Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), was created in 1981, under the Treaty of Basseterre. The OECS Member States are: Anguilla; Antigua and Barbuda; the British Virgin Islands; the Commonwealth of Dominica; Grenada; Montserrat; Saint Lucia; St. Christopher (St. Kitts) and Nevis; and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. The main organ of the OECS, the OECS Secretariat is located in Castries, Saint Lucia. The majority of the Member States share one currency, the Eastern Caribbean currency.
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About Barbados & the OECS
927,000
persons living in Barbados & the OECS
15%
of the region is unemployed
$12,810
per capita income
95%
of the region is literate
