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In Barbados and Saint Lucia, programme At regional level, it will support: A Joint Programme interventions will contribute to ✓ legal and policy coherence through strengthening social protection systems inter-institutional engagement and at the national level: 4.75 million South-South cooperation in the US$3mn by SDG Fund ✓ for integrated service delivery by Eastern Caribbean. plus agency contributions improving institutional capacities; ✓ through the collection of evidence to Accelerating the SDGs inform governments’ social and This is the first joint UN initiative to be 3 SDGs disaster risk management policies implemented in the region, supported by Poverty reduction, gender and legislation; equality, climate action the Joint SDG Fund. The Joint SDG Fund ✓ through support to improve manage- supports countries globally to accelerate ment and operational tools; and their progress towards the Sustainable 5 agencies ✓ through the development of Development Goals (SDGs). The UN of the innovative financing strategies to Secretary-General considers the Fund an coordinating their efforts ensure fiscal sustainability and essential part of the recent UN Reform: expanded coverage. supporting collaboration amongst UN agencies and other development The Joint Programme will be At community level, the Joint partners and promoting a whole-of- implemented from January 2020 to Programme will: government approach. Its first focus is on January 2022, with Governments of ✓ pilot the use of social protection to social protection, considered one of the Barbados and Saint Lucia, as well as the respond to the needs of vulnerable most effective instruments to reach Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States men, women, boys and girls in those left behind – across many SDGs. (OECS) Commission. emergencies.

For more information see jointsdgfund.org or contact:

SDG Fund Joint Programme Team United Nations House, Barbados [email protected]