PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The United States has reiterated its support for Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries in their fight against the high rates of crime and violence that are being fueled by illicit firearms trafficking.

UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says more than 30,000 people displaced by gang violence in Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, now have access to safe drinking water.

UNITED NATIONS – United Nations independent human rights experts have  issued a stark warning about the ongoing severe violations of women and girls’ rights in Haiti, highlighting the near total impunity of armed gangs amid the ongoing crisis.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Caribbean countries maintained positive scores on this year’s World Press Freedom Index released Friday by the Paris-based Reporters Without Borders (RSF).

WASHINGTON, DC – St. Kitts-Nevis Prime Minister Dr. Terrance Drew says the persistent issue of crime and security continues to loom large in the global community and the 15-member Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member states are no exception.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados– CARICOM leaders who attended the XXIII Summit of Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America – Trade Agreement for the People (ALBA-TCP) in Venezuela have renewed their call for the lifting of the United States trade and economic embargo against Cuba.

UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations says that following the installation of a transitional council in Haiti, seven countries officially notified the UN Secretary-General on Friday of their intention to contribute personnel to the Security Council-backed support mission for the crisis-wracked Caribbean nation. 

UNITED NATIONS – A senior United Nations aid official is calling for a comprehensive response to the crisis in Haiti, saying it is having a “massive” and “devastating” impact, with over half the population acutely food insecure and more than one million staring at emergency levels of hunger.

UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations Special Representative for Haiti is urging the international community to continue standing in solidarity with the Haitian people, as gang violence increases in Haiti.

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti – The United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH) says more than 2,500 people have been killed or injured in gang violence in Haiti during the first three months of this year.

ATHENS, Greece – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries on Tuesday called for a multi-lateral approach to the transition to a “Blue economy” so as to harness the advantages of a new balance between economic development, social cohesion, and sustainability.

GENEVA -Guyana is supporting calls or a second International Decade for People of African Descent.