KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent – A United Nations agency is using St. Vincent and the Grenadines’ response to multiple hazards, some of them simultaneously, over the last two years as a case study for disaster risk reduction around the world.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Amid continuing gang warfare and a vacuum of law and order, Haiti is “on the verge of an abyss” said the United Nations human rights chief Volker Türk on Thursday, warning that any hope of a sustainable recovery requires “urgent and sustained action” to tackle the root causes of the overlapping crises afflicting the island nation.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Immediate action is needed to save young lives in Haiti amid the “triple threat” of cholera, malnutrition and violence, the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) said on Tuesday.

HAMILTON, Bermuda – Russia has added 11 British Overseas Territories, including Bermuda, to its list of unfriendly countries, according to Russian news agency Tass.

OTTAWA, Canada – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has called for a clear plan of action before any mission to help Haiti goes forward.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Chairman of telecommunications company Digicel, Denis O’Brien, has offered his support to the regional reparations movement

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – The 39^th session of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) is underway here with a call for the countries of the region to raise the level of ambition and promote transformative actions to move towards sustainable and equitable development.

UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations Security Council Friday unanimously approved a sanctions regime for Haiti, targeting gang leaders and those who finance them, in the hope of easing months of violence and lawlessness which has fueled a major humanitarian crisis.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad– The United States Embassy here along with the government of Trinidad and Tobago has launched a second phase of the Strengthening Evidence-Based Decision Making for Citizen Security in the Caribbean (CariSECURE) 2.0.

ONTARIO, Canada – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has held talks with Suriname’s President, Chandrikapersad Santokhi, who is also the chairman of CARICOM on the political and socio-economic situation in Haiti.

UNITED NATIONS – Two United Nations agencies have warned of “catastrophic” hunger being recorded in Haiti for the first time. 

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados –CARICOM Secretary General, Dr. Carla Barnett says it is important that the Caribbean have opportunities to access the European Sustainable Fund, within which regional platforms, including a Caribbean platform, are to be established.