(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) CARICOM Secretary-General, Edwin Carrington has called on labour ministers and labour organisations to marshal troops in support of our brothers and sisters in Haiti, a country in the throes of restoration, after the January 12 earthquake, which devastated its capital, Port-au-Prince.
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(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) CARICOM Secretary-General, Edwin Carrington has called on labour ministers and labour organisations to marshal troops in support of our brothers and sisters in Haiti, a country in the throes of restoration, after the January 12 earthquake, which devastated its capital, Port-au-Prince.
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Theme_ Achieving human and social development through policy coherence_ the role of Ministries of Labour in facilitating a decent work agenda |
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First of all, I would like to apologize for not being able to be in Georgetown with you for this important meeting.
But we have wonders of technology, and by this means I convey to you the greetings of our Director General, Juan Somavia, and my own. |
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I am pleased to address this joint COHSOD and ILO Meeting of CARICOM Labour Ministers and to express my appreciation to both .CARICOM and ILO for the arrangements made and to the Government of Guyana for its hospitality
It is true to say that CARICOM Member States demonstrated their commitment to policy coherence and the decent work agenda with the signing of the Treaty of Chaguaramas in 1973, and agai |
(CARICOM Seceretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) In a striking display of solidarity with the people and Government of Haiti, the international community pledged $5.3 billion for the next two years and $9.9b for the next three years and beyond to reconstruct the earthquake ravaged country.
(CARICOM Seceretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) In a striking display of solidarity with the people and Government of Haiti, the international community pledged $5.3 billion for the next two years and $9.9b for the next three years and beyond to reconstruct the earthquake ravaged country.
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community is among organizations represented on the Board of the Interim Haiti Reconstruction Commission that will oversee the money pledged for Haiti’s reconstruction.
The IHRC, which has an 18-month mandate, will be co-chaired by the Hon Jean-Max Bellerive, Prime Minister of Haiti and Mr. Bill Clinton, former US President and current United Nations envoy to Haiti.
The private sector, civil society and major donors will also be on the Board.
I was deeply shocked and saddened at the extent of the destruction caused by the catastrophic earthquake which devastated our sister nation of Haiti yesterday. The haunting images of bodies, injured persons and ruined buildings struck a chord of compassion throughout our nation for the people of Haiti.
Haiti as the poorest country in the western hemisphere is now severely challenged to cope with this tragedy. Haiti needs all countries, including the small developing countries to come to its aid urgently.
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) “The Haiti of the future must be completely different and significantly different from the Haiti of the recent past,” the Most Honourable Percival J. Patterson said at the International Donors Conference on Haiti, Wednesday, 31 March 2010.
The Conference was held at the United Nations headquarters in New York, to mobilise support for the development needs of Haiti towards its sustained reconstruction and recovery.