By JR Holguin Scientists predict that over the next 30 years, close to 150 million people will move due to climate change affecting areas around the world; most of those seeking refuge are women and girls who are more vulnerable to violence based on their gender. The movement known as “climate change migration” is when […]
(In replacement of his weekly commentary, Sir Ronald Sanders has provided the following statement made at the OAS General Assembly in Peru on 6 October., 2022) As we meet at this 52nd regular session of the General Assembly of the Organization of American States, the OAS is financially broke. We are trying to run an […]
Manaus, AM, Brazil – June 14, 2021: A child is seen in a boat next to a pile of trash inside an urban region of Negro River, Amazon. (Shutterstock) By CARICOM While CARICOM Member States have made significant strides to address the climate crisis, they will not achieve significant moderation in climate change because they […]
By Sam Meredith, CNBC GLASGOW, Scotland — World leaders, campaigners and environmental activists representing people most threatened by climate change issued a defiant “warrior cry” at the COP26 summit on Monday: Do not compromise on 1.5 degrees Celsius. World leaders and delegates representing almost every country have convened in Glasgow, Scotland for U.N.-brokered climate talks, […]
By Sir Ronald Sanders The public health and economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has rightly focused the attention and resources of governments around the world on suppressing and containing it. The cause has been made more costly and more prolonged by those who resist inoculating themselves against a disease that has officially infected 227 […]
Thursday, October 1, 2020 — Statement by Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Dr. the Hon Ralph Gonsalves, at the 75th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Saturday, September 26 2020. Click here to view speech to UNGA
Thursday, October 1, 2020 — Statement by Dr. the Hon. Timothy Harris, Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis to the General Assembly Debate of the 75th Session of the United Nations General Assembly on Saturday, September 26, 2020. Click here to view address to UNGA.
Thursday, October 1, 2020 — Statement by the Honourable Allen Chastanet, Prime Minister of Saint Lucia, to the General Assembly Debate of the 75th Session of the United Nations General Assembly on Saturday, September 26, 2020. Click here to view address to UNGA.
Thursday, October 1, 2020 — Statement by the Honourable Peter David, Minister For Foreign Affairs and Labour of Grenada, to the General Assembly Debate of the 75th Session of the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, September 29, 2020. Click here to view address to UNGA.
Thursday, October 1, 2020 — Statement by the Honourable Kenneth Darroux, Minister for Foreign Affairs, International Business and Diaspora Relations of the Commonwealth of Dominica, to the General Assembly Debate of the 75th Session of the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, September 29, 2020. Click here to view address to UNGA.