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'We are just as vulnerable as other islands'- Premier tells SIDS conference
ST JOHN’S, Antigua & Barbuda– Virgin Islands (VI) Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has called on United Nations (UN) Members to live by the mantra, “Leave no one behind”, adopted by the international community if states are going to building climate resilience or achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
VI & UN positioning Eastern Caribbean SIDS for climate & development finance
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados- In response to the high costs faced by Small Island Developing States (SIDS) to adapt to the negative effects of climate change and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030, the [British] Virgin Islands (VI) and United Nations (UN) are collaborating to help position several Eastern Caribbean governments to gain better access to development finance for sustainable development and climate resilience.
UK inks £2.7M MoU with C’bean Community Climate Change Centre
LONDON, UK - The United Kingdom Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in the amount of £2.7M with the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC/5Cs) for work to be done under the Small Island Developing States Capacity and Resilience (SIDAR) Programme.
VI secures support for 13 C’bean territories @ UN SIDS Meetings
KINGSTOWN, St Vincent & the Grenadines- The [British] Virgin Islands (VI), through Special Envoy to the Premier Mr E. Benito Wheatley, has secured support for 13 British, Dutch, French, and United States (US) Territories in the Caribbean at the United Nations (UN) Caribbean Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Regional Preparatory Meeting in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Premier Fahie elected Vice Chair of United Nations ECLAC Caribbean
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance, Honourable Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has been elected on behalf of the [British] Virgin Islands (VI) to serve as a Vice Chair of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee (CDCC), a subsidiary body of the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC).
VI may have to 'borrow' if hit by another catastrophic event- Premier Fahie
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance, Honourable Andrew A. Fahie (R1), has told the United Nations (UN) that the [British] Virgin Islands (VI) and other vulnerable Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in the Caribbean face the triple threat of hurricanes, COVID-19 and weakened economies; and require sustained international support to get through the current crisis.
'Rethink procurement rules after natural disasters' - E. Benito Wheatley
WASHINGTON DC, USA - Mr E. Benito Wheatley, the Virgin Islands (VI) Special Envoy for the Government, has called on Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and international partners to reexamine approaches to procurement after a natural disaster.
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