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REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR IRWIN LAROCQUE, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY AT THE SECOND HIGH-LEVEL FORUM ON KOREA-CARIBBEAN PARTNERSHIP, SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA, 31 JULY 2012

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) It is a distinct pleasure for me to address this Second High Level Forum on Korea-Caribbean Partnership between the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Republic of Korea. It is a pleasure both because of the warm and friendly relations between the two sides and also because of the generous hospitality extended to us since our arrival here in this beautiful country. Having experienced the magnificent Yeosu Exposition yesterday and taken in some of your breathtaking scenery, it is a pity that our stay is so short.

PIVOTAL MEETING OF REGIONAL EPA FUNCTIONARIES TO BE CONVENED

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat is convening a meeting of National coordinators and heads of national implementation units of the fifteen Caribbean Forum of African, Caribbean and Pacific (CARIFORUM) States under the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the European Union.

REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR IRWIN LAROCQUE, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY AT THE SECOND HIGH-LEVEL FORUM ON KOREA-CARIBBEAN PARTNERSHIP, SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA, 31 JULY 2012

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) It is a distinct pleasure for me to address this Second High Level Forum on Korea-Caribbean Partnership between the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Republic of Korea. It is a pleasure both because of the warm and friendly relations between the two sides and also because of the generous hospitality extended to us since our arrival here in this beautiful country. Having experienced the magnificent Yeosu Exposition yesterday and taken in some of your breathtaking scenery, it is a pity that our stay is so short.

EXPO 2012 YEOSU CELEBRATE CARICOM DAY

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has underscored the importance of its participation in, and expectations of the Exposition 2012 now underway in the Republic of Korea under the theme `The Living Ocean and Coast’.

SG ON OFFICIAL VISIT TO KOREA

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ambassador Irwin LaRocque is on his way to the Republic of Korea on an official visit from 29 July to 2 August.

While in Korea the Secretary-General will attend the Second High Level Forum on Korea-Caribbean Partnership to be held in Seoul on 31 July and address CARICOM Day celebrations on 30 July at the2012 World Exposition being held in Yeosu, Korea.

CARIBBEAN COUNTRIES CAN SUSTAIN HIV RESPONSE

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Caribbean countries are well poised to respond to the challenges in sustaining the HIV response in the Region.

This was the key message of Ms. Juliette Bynoe-Sutherland, Director, Pan Caribbean Partnership Against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP) who was at the time addressing a session on the sustainability of the Caribbean Region’s HIV response at the XII International AIDS Conference (IAC). The IAC is being held from 22-27 July 2012 in Washington, DC, USA.

NEW MEDIA CAMPAIGN TARGETING HIV-RELATED STIGMA AND DISCRIMINATION IN CARIBBEAN YOUTH

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) PANCAP’s Caribbean Regional Social Marketing Project (CARISMA) will be rolling out a new media campaign in five English speaking Caribbean countries (Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana and Saint Lucia) on July 25, 2012. The campaign aims to generate more compassion and respect for individuals living with HIV.

STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE TWENTY-THIRD MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (COHSOD XX111) ON SEXUAL ABUSE OF CHILDREN IN THE CARIBBEAN REGION

​(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Twenty-Third Meeting of the CARICOM Council on Human and Social Development (COHSOD XXIII) views with grave concern the alarming prevalence of sexual abuse of children in Member States. COHSOD reviewed the overwhelming evidence documented in recent studies that points to new and emerging forms of abuse against both girls and boys. COHSOD denounces all forms of abuse of children, recognizing that other forms of abuse provide preconditions and the environment for sexual abuse.

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