Several Community programmes and projects are implemented through technical cooperation with third countries and multilateral agencies (collectively referred to as international development partners - IDPs). The support from the IDP is through the provision of human and/or financial resources. The Community has technical cooperation relations with both long-standing traditional IDPs as well as newly emerging ones. There is also a range of multilateral organisations with which the Community has technical cooperation relations. The Community also benefits from South-south cooperation - an increasing trend among developing countries to establish cooperation mechanisms to assist each other. Countries in the forefront of this recent thrust include those in Central and South American, Cuba and India. The table below lists the countries and multilateral agencies with which the Community, through the. CARICOM Secretariat, has cooperation relations.
CITES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) is an international agreement between governments. Its aim is to ensure that international trade in specimens of wild animals and plants does not threaten the survival of the species.
The ACP MEAs 3 is a multi-year, multi-country partnership programme established in 2009 with UNEP as the coordinating agency, in support of 79 Member States of Africa, Caribbean and the Pacific regions.
Established in 1959 as part of the Caribbean Tourist Association, the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA), previously the Caribbean Hotel Association (CHA) was formed to promote the needs of the hotel industry. By 1962, it gained autonomy, operating as a non-profit entity and initially centered on independent hotels with global recognition.
Caribbean Vulnerable Communities Coalition (CVC) is a coalition of community leaders and non-governmental agencies that are advocates and service providers, working with and on behalf of Caribbean populations who are especially vulnerable to HIV infection or often forgotten in access to treatment and healthcare programmes.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is the world’s leading public health institution, operating at the forefront of disease prevention and health protection both within the United States and globally.
The Commonwealth is a voluntary association of 56 independent and equal countries.
It is home to 2.7 billion people, and includes both advanced economies and developing countries. 33 of our members are small states, including many island nations.
Our member governments have agreed to shared goals like development, democracy and peace. Our values and principles are expressed in the Commonwealth Charter.
HeDPAC is a health development platform that primarily works with like-minded governments, particularly in Africa and the Caribbean regions, to forge South-South partnerships that address pressing health challenges and achieve universal health coverage. Its initial establishment as an initiative within the Headquarters of the World Health Organisation was based on the valuable lessons harvested during the Covid 19 pandemic and its disproportionate impact on the two regions.
The Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) is the specialized agency for agriculture of the Inter-American System that supports the efforts of Member States to achieve agricultural development and rural well-being.
We are the leading intergovernmental organization within the UN system, dedicated to promoting humane and orderly migration since 1951.
INTERREG Caraïbes is a European Territorial Cooperation program allowing operators in Guadeloupe, Guyana, Martinique and Saint-Martin to implement win-win projects with their Caribbean neighbours, more than forty countries and territories.
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is the specialized international health agency for the Americas. It works with countries throughout the region to improve and protect people's health.
PAHO engages in technical cooperation with its member countries to fight communicable and noncommunicable diseases and their causes, to strengthen health systems, and to respond to emergencies and disasters.
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger.
Our goal is to achieve food security for all and make sure that people have regular access to enough high-quality food to lead active, healthy lives. With 194 members - 193 countries and the European Union, FAO works in over 130 countries worldwide.
Join us in creating a world without hunger and poverty.
The International Labour Organization (ILO) is devoted to promoting social justice and internationally recognized human and labour rights, pursuing its founding mission that social justice is essential to universal and lasting peace.
The Organization of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) was born from a shared vision — that of the countries of the Global South uniting to defend their common interests, strengthen their autonomy, and build a model of cooperation founded on equity, solidarity, and mutual respect.
The Partnership Initiative for Sustainable Land Management (PISLM) is an independent inter-governmental organization dedicated to supporting Caribbean Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in their participation in the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD). Since its inception, PISLM has been crucial in executing various Global Environment Facility (GEF) projects aimed at sustainable land management.
Funded by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), UK Aid Direct supported small and medium sized civil society organisations (CSOs), based in the UK and overseas, to achieve sustained poverty reduction and the United Nations's Global Goals.
The fund was flexible, adaptive and demand-led, responding to UK government priorities. Project themes included conflict prevention, disability inclusion, education, ending modern day slavery, health, livelihoods, nutrition, WASH and women's empowerment.
UNAIDS is leading the global effort to end AIDS as a public health threat by 2030 as part of the Sustainable Development Goals.
Since the first cases of HIV were reported more than 40 years ago, 88 million people have become infected with HIV and 42 million have died from AIDS-related illnesses. Since it started operations in 1996, UNAIDS has led and inspired global, regional, national and local leadership, innovation and partnership to ultimately consign HIV to history.
UNICEF, the United Nations agency for children, works to protect the rights of every child, especially the most disadvantaged and those hardest to reach. Across more than 190 countries and territories, we do whatever it takes to help children survive, thrive and fulfil their potential.
UNIFEM is the women's fund at the United Nations. It provides financial and technical assistance to innovative programmes and strategies to foster women's empowerment and gender equality. In July 2010, the United Nations General Assembly created UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. In doing so, UN Member States took an historic step in accelerating the Organization's goals on gender equality and the empowerment of women.
UNDP works in about 170 countries and territories, helping to eradicate poverty, reduce inequalities and exclusion, and build resilience so countries can sustain progress. As the UN’s development agency, UNDP plays a critical role in helping countries achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the United Nations’ leading global authority on the environment, driving transformational change on the triple planetary crisis: the crisis of climate change, the crisis of nature, land and biodiversity loss, and the crisis of pollution and wast
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is a global organization dedicated to saving lives, protecting rights and building a better future for people forced to flee their homes because of conflict and persecution.
We lead international action to protect refugees, forcibly displaced communities and stateless people.
UNFPA is the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, working to uphold the rights and choices of women, girls and young people across more than 150 countries. Through our work, we ensure that every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe, and every young person can fulfil their potential.
The World Bank is an international organization aimed at reducing global poverty and boosting prosperity by providing loans, grants, and technical assistance to developing countries. Comprising 189 member nations, it focuses on long-term development, including infrastructure, education, health, and climate action, largely funded through bond issuance and member contributions.
