UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child has issued new guidance, calling on governments to take action to protect children in the face of the deepening climate crisis.

MEXICO CITY, Mexico – The international human rights group, Amnesty International, has called on the authorities in Trinidad and Tobago to stop the deportation of refugees and asylum seekers

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders on Thursday presented a shopping list to Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, the president-designate of the 28th Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP28) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – A Cooperation Agreement between Barbados and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) has been signed to establish an IOM Country Office for the Caribbean here.

UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations’ International Organization for Migration (IOM) says Venezuelans are keeping hope alive on the margins of the Caribbean resort island of Curaçao.

NAIROBI, Kenya – Officials in Kenya say they are ready to lead a multinational force into Haiti as escalating violence between armed gangs and police is fueling a humanitarian crisis that has displaced tens of thousands of people.

NASSAU, Bahamas – Bahamas Prime Minister Phillip Davis says it remains a terrible and tragic reality that many women are not able to fully dedicate themselves to developing their talents and careers because they suffer from violence.

NEW YORK, New York – Human Rights Watch Monday said that killings, kidnappings, and sexual violence by criminal groups in and around Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, have increased dramatically since the start of 2023 with a weak to non-existent state response.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary General, Dr. Carla Barnett, says there has been progress in trade and investment between Africa and the 15-member regional integration grouping following the commitment given by the leaders during their first CARICOM-Africa summit in 2021.

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti – A delegation of Kenyan police officers arrived in Haiti on Sunday on a reconnaissance mission following the East African country’s offer to help the Haitian National Police (HNP) in their bid to restore peace and security in the country.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haitin - Officials at the United States Embassy in Haiti have been ordered to remain on the compound until further notice.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – A new accord will be officially signed in “the coming months” by the European Union and the 79-member Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS), it has been officially announced.