GENEVA – The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, is warning against a “never-ending cycle of violence” in Haiti, as gangs continue to inflict extreme cruelty on people, and vigilantes take the law into their own hands.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Cuba has reaffirmed its “unconditional and selfless friendship” with CARICOM describing the regional integration grouping as a “vital exceptional institution”.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Caribbean Domestic Workers Network (CDWN) is calling on regional countries to ratify and implement the International Labour Organization (ILO) Convention that recognizes and protects the rights and decent work conditions of domestic workers.

NEW YORK, New York – A United Nations committee on Friday called on countries in the Americas and the Caribbean to suspend expulsions of Haitians facing a chilling wave of violence.

UNITED NATIONS – United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres and Barbados Prime Minister, Mia Mottley have joined forces under the Bridgetown Initiative to address the immediate needs of countries facing debt distress and liquidity challenges.

UNITED NATIONS - The head of the United Nations Office in Haiti has warned the United Nations Security Council that the people in Haiti needed help urgently as the country slides deeper into violence.

WASHINGTON, DC – The World Bank Tuesday said populations, including those in the Caribbean, are aging at an unprecedented pace, making many countries increasingly reliant on migration to realize their long-term growth potential.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – A senior United States Embassy official here Tuesday it is only through international cooperation that the region could effectively tackle the illicit trafficking in firearms.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana - The incoming Chair of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Council on Foreign and Community Relations, Kamina Johnson Smith, said she remains confident that Friday’s discussions between India and CARICOM officials “will be fruitful and reflect the spirit of cooperation that defines CARICOM-India relations”.

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent - The prime minister ministers of Barbados and St. Vincent and the Grenadines will be among 20 leaders invited by Colombia to discuss the ongoing tensions between the United States and Venezuela, Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves has said.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – The Director General of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), Dr. Didacus Jules, Tuesday, said no government can realistically be blamed for the increases in poverty as well as the reversal in health and nutrition “in this time of volatility and uncertainty”.

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti – The United Nations and its partners are to launch an appeal for US$720 million to support more than three million people in Haiti, where gangs, hunger, and cholera have plunged nearly half the population into humanitarian need.