PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad – The United States Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) says its leaders this week joined regional defense and security leaders in discuss security challenges and regional cooperation during the Caribbean Nations Security Conference (CANSEC) 2024 .

UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations Friday reported that the humanitarian situation remains dire for millions of people across Haiti and that insecurity continues to impact the capital with tens of thousands of people remaining uprooted since the escalation of violence in November.

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.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - Eighteen countries from Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) have launched the Alliance for Security, Justice and Development, an unprecedented alliance which unites governments, multilateral organizations, and civil society to address organized crime.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – The Trinidad-based Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) has launched the Antigua and Barbuda’s Tourism and Health Programme.

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.

UNITED NATIONS – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) Tuesday reported that over the past 48 hours, more than 4,500 people have become newly displaced due to ongoing insecurity in Haiti where criminal gangs have been seeking to overthrow the government an increase the level of insecurity in the French-speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country.

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.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Barbados has signed a Letter of Understanding (LoU) with the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), aimed at improving the region’s food security and nutrition by 2030.

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.