SANTIAGO, Chile – The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)  says the population in the region reached 663 million this year, nearly four percent less that what had been forecast in 2000.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Caribbean Community (CARCCOM) leaders Wednesday said they were seeking further enhanced economic and commercial cooperation with India.

UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations says this year has seen a staggering 1,000 percent or ten-fold surge in sexual violence against children in Haiti during an unprecedented crisis which has also seen armed gangs continue to terrorize communities amid a growing humanitarian disaster.

WASHINGTON, DC - The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) says it has received only 19 per cent of the requested US$28 million in international aid to deal with the gender-based violence in Haiti.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – At least 14 Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders are expected to attend the second India-Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Summit here on Wednesday, the Guyana-based CARICOM Secretariat has announced.

WASHINGTON, DC –  A new study by the Inter American Development Bank (IDB) has found that Latin America and the Caribbean social and economic development remains heavily burdened by crime and violence.

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says the number of children being recruited into armed groups across Haiti has increased by 70 percent over the past year.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) says fisheries professionals from Guyana, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago are participating in a workshop on fisheries statistics and data analysis  aimed at enhancing their capacity.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary General, Dr. Carla Barnett says climate change is profoundly impacting all aspects of life in the region including the water supply.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – India on Wednesday outlined a number of  areas ranging from health to energy as well as technology in which it says it is prepared to assist Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries in their future socio-economic development.

WASHINGTON, DC – The Organization of American States (OAS) says the Permanent Mission of St. Kitts and Nevis has donated the artwork “Mosaic – A Woman of Power in an Everyday World” by artist Vaughn Anslyn into the permanent art collection of the OAS Art Museum of the Americas.

UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Haiti, Ulrika Richardson, says that “Haitians want to be able to live, not just survive.