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05 Oct 2009
Allowing for migration—both within and between countries—has the potential to increase people’s freedom and improve the lives of millions around the world, according to the 2009 Human Development Report.
30 Sep 2009
21-25 September 2009 was dubbed Global Climate Week as groups, organisations and individuals from over 100 countries rallied and demonstrated to support the Seal the Deal! campaign, in the initiative led by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). Also, a series of high-level fora with global leaders was held to discuss issues surrounding climate change and the ongoing negotiations for a follow up to the Kyoto Protocol to be finalised at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) meeting in Copenhagen this December.
08 Sep 2009
UNDP Barbados and OECS has recently entered a two-and-a-half year agreement with the Caribbean Natural Resources Institute (CANARI) to partner with its CARUTA project on sustainable use and management of forest resources in the face of climate change, which it is implementing in collaboration with the CARICOM Secretariat with co-funding from the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).
About the Barbados and the OECS Subregional Office
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Welcome to the website for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) office for Barbados and the OECS; nine (9) Member States make up the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS). UNDP Barbados is a subregional, multi-country office.
It serves a total of 10 territories that include both independent countries and British Overseas Territories in the Eastern Caribbean. These are Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, British Virgin Islands, Commonwealth of Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, St. Christopher and Nevis (also called St. Kitts and Nevis), Saint Lucia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
What We Do
Our mandate for Barbados and the nine Member States of the OECS is to support their individual and collective development goals as well as achieve results and outcomes that support sustainable people-centered development. The Subregional Cooperation Framework (2005-2007) for Barbados and the OECS, which is based on regional and national priorities, provides assistance within the scope of UNDP’s Five Practice Areas:
giving priority to the relevant region-specific programme areas.
To learn more about how we fit into the larger UN and UNDP system, and how we coordinate our efforts with partner organizations, see the page on "The UNDP and the UN".
Subregional Programme Document
The second Subregional Programme Document (SPD), for the period 2005-2009, is the product of extensive subregional consultations and takes into account the priorities identified by individual governments of Member States of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) and the Government of Barbados, the Sub-Regional Organization - the OECS Secretariat.
The identified areas of thematic focus – poverty reduction, democratic governance, energy & environment, disaster risk reduction and disaster management – are integral priorities within the regional cooperation framework being implemented by Member States of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), and is a part of the wider Caribbean development agenda and its supporting functional cooperation programme.
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