STATEMENT from the Caribbean Community | Canada's Support for Development Projects in CARICOM

Mar 10, 2025

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) welcomes the recent announcement by the Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of International Development of Canada of $24.1 million in funding to promote social action, empowerment of women, human rights and security in the Region, including in Haiti.

This follows his announcement at the 48th Regular Meeting of CARICOM Heads of Government held in February in Barbados, of $38 million in new funding for several initiatives. These include biodiversity governance; gender equality; recovery and reconstruction efforts following the passage of Hurricane Beryl in 2024, and reproductive education.

CARICOM deeply values Canada’s commitment to our strategic relationship founded on a shared commitment to democracy, respect for human rights and the rules-based international order, and which aims to advance common foreign policy, trade, security, and development priorities, including climate change.

The Community reaffirms its commitment to a multi-faceted, enduring, and vibrant partnership with the Government of Canada.

10 March 2025

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