SANTIAGO, Chile – The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) says that, in 2022, at least 4,050 women were victims of femicide (also known as feminicide) in 26 countries and territories in the region. 

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The inaugural Caribbean Youth Summit (CYS) gets underway in Jamaica on Wednesday providing Caribbean youths with an opportunity to engage in capacity building methods to mitigate community violence, gender-based violence (GBV), sexual and reproductive health (SRH) and mental health challenges.

SANTIAGO, Chile – Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) countries have reaffirmed their commitment to the implementation of the Montevideo Consensus on Population and Development.

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti – Haiti has been listed among the 34th most dangerous countries in the world   – according to the 2023 Global Peace Index (GPI).

WASHINGTON, DC – The Organization of American States (OAS) says it has signed an agreement with the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) to establish a framework for cooperation to promote the nexus between holistic development and the resilience ecosystem for joint efforts to reduce poverty and transform lives through sustainable, resilient and inclusive development in the Caribbean.

APIA, Samoa – The European Union (EU) Wednesday signed a new partnership agreement with the 79 member Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) that will serve as an overarching legal framework for their relations for the next 20 years.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The European Union (EU) is providing €19 million to enhance the resilience and sustainability of food systems in the Caribbean, promoting food and nutrition security, particularly for groups in vulnerable situations. 

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders have ended a one -day “historic” summit with Saudi Arabia on Thursday that both sides regarded it as a landmark event aimed at fortifying partnerships and opening new avenues for collaboration between the largest country in the Arabian Peninsula and the Caribbean.

SANTIAGO, Chile – A new United Nations report stays that 6.5 percent of the population, or 43.2 million people, of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) suffers from hunger.  

WASHINGTON, DC – The United States, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Dominican Republic have reaffirmed their commitment to the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative (CBSI) Partnership.

TANGIER, Morocco – Dominica’s Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit sys that CARICOM would regard the upcoming United Nations Climate Change Conference COP 28 as a “grave injustice to small states, it is plays out as another talk shop”.

GEORGETOWN , Guyana – Leaders from across the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will attend the inaugural CARICOM-Saudi Arabia Summit next week, where they will engage in substantive discussions with Saudi Arabian counterparts