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UNDP supports youth in climate action

Youth advocates and young leaders in Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean are collectively raising their voices and sounding the alarm in an effort to accelerate climate action in the region.

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Additional Efforts to Promote Resilience in Barbuda under the EU-funded Housing Support Project

The European Union (EU) is supporting rebuilding efforts in Barbuda as the island continues its recovery efforts.

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Crisis Response
UNDP Crisis Response and Recovery Programme - St. Vincent and the Grenadines La Soufrière Eruption

Following the volcanic eruption of La Soufrière volcano in St. Vincent on 8 April 2021, UNDP mobilised to quickly offer its expertise in previous crisis response operations in the region, to the people and institutions of SVG to assist national efforts to accelerate recovery and reactivate local economies.

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Crisis Response
COVID-19 Response Programme

UNDP in collaboration with international and regional partners and governments is working to mitigate the effects of COVID-19 and build a more resilient region! Take a look at our COVID-response thus far, as we continue to partner with regional leaders to #buildforwardbetter

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UNDP Welcomes Experienced Resident Representative to Accelerate Sustainable Development Efforts in the Region

With over 18 years of expertise within UNDP, Limya has worked extensively with governments, strategic partners and stakeholders and remains dedicated to progressing the work of UNDP Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean.

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About Barbados and the
Eastern Caribbean

UNDP’s presence in Barbados is a Multi-Country Office that covers the Eastern Caribbean, including Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, the British Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. These tropical islands, in the Caribbean Sea, are characterized by their geographic and socio-economic similarities however, they each have their own distinct cultural identity and unique history.

What We Do

UNDP partners with people at all levels of society to help build nations that can withstand crisis, and drive and sustain the kind of growth that improves the quality of life of everyone. We are on the ground in around 170 countries, to help empower lives and build resilient nations.

Within our multi-country context, while promoting the vision of "Blue Economy for Green Islands", UNDP Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean aims to create an enabling environment where our national governments have the capacities for inclusive and sustainable human development; meet their regional commitments, and internationally agreed goals including the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Operating in a context where five out of ten (10) countries are considered Net Contributor Countries (NCC), UNDP focuses on policy and knowledge advisory services that facilitate poverty reduction, improved democratic governance, sound environmental management, climate resilience, options for sustainable energy and building resilience to natural and man-made hazards.

 

UNDP Barbados and Eastern Caribbean Programmatic Overview (May 2022)

Rising Up for SIDS

UNDP’s integrated SIDS offer Rising Up for SIDS articulates a clear strategy to respond to their most pressing needs as well as bring forth innovative solutions to the complex developmental challenges they face for a better future for people and planet. Learn More.