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VI leads talks on UN support for Caribbean sustainability & resilience

VI leads talks on UN support for Caribbean sustainability & resilience

The Andrew A. Fahie (R1) government continues to demonstrate the Virgin Islands strong commitment to engaging with the United Nations on sustainable development.

The VI recently led regional talks on the UN’s comparative advantage in supporting the Caribbean to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

The discussions took place at a virtual regional strategic consultation workshop on May 21, 2021, and was organised by the UN system in the Caribbean to support the preparation of the UN Multi-Country Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework 2022-2026 (MSDCF) for the region.

Special Envoy of the Premier, Mr E. Benito Wheatley, chaired a special working group session of the consultation workshop comprised of 14 Caribbean countries and territories; six UN agencies that included UNESCO, UNFPA, UN Women, IMO, UNDP and UNEP; and five regional partners who included CARICOM, OECS, CDEMA, CARDI and UWI.

Value of UN as Caribbean partner highlighted


According to a press release from the Government of the Virgin Islands on May 27, 2021, the participants discussed the UN’s strengths, as well as the areas where the UN system can improve its approach in the region.

It said the delegates of the governments represented highlighted the value of the UN as a Caribbean partner, along with regional organisations and institutions, whose support will be critical to recovery from the COVID-19 global pandemic and getting the region back on track to achieve the SDGs.

The meeting was co-chaired by Ms Mikiko Tanaka, UN Resident Coordinator in Guyana, and supported by Ms Jessica Chandnandi, Team Leader in the UN Resident Coordinator’s Office in Suriname.

VI committed to engaging with UN- Wheatley


Commenting on the Working Group session, Special Envoy, Mr Wheatley, said: “This was a very important exercise as the region looks to the future. Crisis is becoming the norm for the Caribbean which will emerge more vulnerable from the pandemic.

“The UN is a critical partner in both our recovery as a group of Small Island Developing States and achieving the SDGs by 2030. Gaining a consensus on the core needs of the region, such as technical assistance and funding, and identifying where the UN can best help to meet these needs and strengthen its current approach, was very important. The British Virgin Islands and the wider Caribbean will benefit from the UN support that will be provided to the region under a new MSDCF. The British Virgin Islands will continue to participate in the ongoing UN consultation process, which reflects the strong commitment of Premier Hon. Andrew A. Fahie to our engagement with the UN system.”

Wheatley represented VI @ other regional meetings


Ahead of the regional strategic consultation workshop, the Special Envoy participated in an MSDCF Regional Planning meeting for Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean on May 18, 2021. He also attended meetings of the UN ECLAC Regional Conference on Social Development, which included the May 19, 2021 meeting of the Regional Cooperation and Integration Working Group and the May 26, 2021 meeting of the Working Group on Leaving No One Behind in the Caribbean, according to the press release.

The Virgin Islands is a Vice-Chair of the UN ECLAC Regional Conference on Social Development and also a Vice-Chair of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee (CDCC), a subsidiary body of ECLAC.

The regional commission is currently assisting the Government of the Virgin Islands with the preparation of a National Sustainable Development Plan.

The Virgin Islands, represented by Special Envoy of the Premier, Mr E. Benito Wheatley, (top left) recently led regional talks on the United Nations comparative advantage in supporting the Caribbean to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

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