UN Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean

Our 2024 Annual Report is here The report highlights how the UN worked hand-in-hand with governments, civil society, and communities to deliver results across the region and advance the Sustainable Development Goals. Read report: bit.ly/UNAnnualReport…

Get ready! 🎉 Join the @WFP_Caribbean Online Auction (July 28 - Aug 4) to bid on laptops, tablets, containers & more! Support #ZeroHunger from your phone. Download the WFP Online Auctions app: [shorturl.at/S9EbY ] & [shorturl.at/ewvH6]

📣 Launching Wednesday: Results of the 8th Caribbean Food Security & Livelihoods Survey by UN @WFP. The survey tracks how climate shocks & rising costs are affecting lives & livelihoods in the #Caribbean. 🗓️ 30 July | 1:30 pm AST 🔗 Join launch on Zoom: bit.ly/3IOanWL

As we hosted a virtual watch party for the @antonioguterres special address on climate action, young people from across the Caribbean came together for a post-address dialogue. Quianna Watson, joined the conversation, underscoring the urgency of accelerating renewable energy.

During our youth dialogue following @antonioguterres special address on climate action, 🇩🇲Christianna Paul, youth advocate, spoke about her country’s progress in embracing renewable energy, while also highlighting the ongoing challenges small islands face.

The clean energy era is no longer a vision for the future. It is happening now. Today, Secretary-General @antonioguterres delivered a special address on why a just transition away from fossil fuels is not only inevitable but essential to unlocking affordable energy, decent jobs,…

“Countries that cling to fossil fuels are not protecting their economies. They are sabotaging them.” – @antonioguterres says renewable energy is the greatest economic opportunity of the 21st century. un.org/en/climatechan… #ClimateAction

Countries that cling to fossil fuels are sabotaging their economies. Driving up costs, undermining competitiveness, locking-in stranded assets. They are missing the greatest economic opportunity of the 21st century: the renewable energy revolution.

🌱 Clean energy drove 10% of global GDP growth in 2023 and the sector now outnumbers fossil fuel jobs worldwide, employing 35M+ people globally — UN chief @antonioguterres. He warned countries that cling to fossil fuels are sabotaging their economies. 👉 bit.ly/4f0rD7n

“Transformation is not only necessary — it is possible.” At #HLPF2025, @UN Secretary-General highlights real wins from Geneva to Nice to Sevilla — proof that multilateralism delivers. The SDGs are a plan. Let’s act with urgency and ambition. jointsdgfund.org/article/secret…

Join us for the launch of “Youth Speaks” — a new UN Youth Advisory Group podcast series spotlighting health, mental well-being, and food security in the Caribbean. We’re kicking off with a live panel on Climate Change & Mental Health to set the stage for our monthly convos.

The 2025 High-level Political Forum (HLPF) kicks off in New York! With over 1,000 civil society representatives and hundreds of government leaders, countries are sharing progress SDGs, marking 10 years of the 2030 Agenda and advancing solutions for a more sustainable future.

30 years since the eruption of Soufriere Volcano, the Government of Montserrat extracting lessons from science to inform policy to build resilience and build back better. We are fully committed to the sustainable development of Montserrat.

easterncaribbean.un.org/en/297943-un-y… With Caribbean youth disproportionately facing complex challenges that threaten their health and overall well-being, the UN Youth Advisory group (YAG) for Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean is providing an avenue to make a positive difference.

Saturday is the first-ever International Day of Hope. At a time when people and communities are facing persistent challenges, hope can be a guiding principle to help inspire action for a better world. un.org/en/observances…

Less than 1️⃣ week until #HLPF 2025 ✨ 🗣️ How do we center voices too often excluded? 📚 What must we do differently before 2030? 🌐 How do we revitalize multilateralism? Join world leaders, experts & civil society for answers and action ⬇️ 🔗 hlpf.un.org/2025

Amid converging global crises, the world remains dangerously unprepared for shared risks. But we are not powerless. The first-ever @UN Global Risk Report sends a clear message: our future depends on global cooperation to address these threats. unglobalriskreport.org

Data from the latest Global AIDS Update Report, released by @UNAIDS shows the Caribbean recorded a 62% reduction in AIDS-related deaths, between 2010 and 2024, the steepest decline among eight regions globally.

We're launching the new Global AIDS Update this Thursday, 10 July at 11:30 CAT, in South Africa 🇿🇦 in partnership with @SA_AIDSCOUNCIL. 🔴Watch live on X for the latest data, insights, and key findings. Stay tuned!

Starting in 15 minutes! Join us on X for the launch of our latest Global AIDS Update report.

UNAIDS’ new report, AIDS, Crisis and the Power to Transform, is here! It shows that a historic funding crisis is threatening to unravel decades of progress unless countries can make radical shifts to HIV programming and funding. Download report: unaids.org/en/UNAIDS-glob…