Two Regional Workshops to build the capacity of more than 45 participants working with youth and adolescents from the Caribbean Forum (CARIFORUM) of ACP Stateswith problematic drug use, will be held on 4 -9 February, in Trinidad and Tobago.
The CARICOM Secretariat is collaborating with the Executive Secretariat of the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD) of the Organisation of American States and the Government of Trinidad and Tobago, Ministry of National Security National Drug Council on in this event.
The need for information
Delivered at the International InterAgency Meeting On Adolescent Pregnancy In Latin America and The Caribbean
presented by : Morella Joseph Programme Manager – HRD CARICOMSecretariat
17-19 March 2014
The Caribbean Cooperation in Health Phase III (CCH III) Regional Health Framework – The CCH III represents a mechanism to unite Caribbean territories in a common goal to improve health and wellbeing, develop the productive potential of the people, and, by definition, the competitive advantage of the region.
The Caribbean Community Action Plan for Social Development and Crime Prevention 2009-2013 (CSDP) Action Plan’s main objective is to prevent and reduce levels of violence and crime in Member States. It underscores the need for the integration of crime prevention considerations into all relevant social and economic policies and programmes, including those addressing employment, education, health, housing and urban planning, poverty, social marginalisation and exclusion with particular emphasis placed on communities, families, children and youth at risk.
The CARICOM Youth Development Action Plan (CYDAP) aims to promote, through a regional partnership agenda, an enabling environment for adolescent and youth wellbeing, empowerment and participation in national and regional development. It is anchored in CARICOM Youth Development Goals (CYDGs) which outline five main policy areas and actions relating to (i) Education and Economic Empowerment, (ii) Protection, Safety and Security, (iii) Health and Wellbeing, (iv) Culture, Identity and Citizenship; and (v) Leadership, Participation and Governance.
Adopted At The Twenty-fourth Intersessional Meeting Of The Conference Of Heads Of Government Of Caricom, 18-19 February 2013, Port - Au-prince, Republic Of Haiti
The 24th Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM recently adopted a “Regional Crime and Security Strategy”.
The Strategy resulted from consultations among regional security officials of CARICOM Member States by the CARICOM Implementation Agency for Crime and Security (IMPACS), as mandated by the Council of Ministers Responsible for National Security and Law Enforcement (CONSLE) at its Fifth Meeting.