UN MSDF Regional Results Report
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UN MSDF Regional Results Report A Collective Report by the UN System in the Caribbean 2019 1 “The Caribbean is not an idyll, not to its natives. They draw their working strength from it organically, like trees, like the sea almond or the spice laurel of the heights.” Sir Derek Alton Walcott St. Lucian1992 Nobel Laureate in Literature 2 1 LIST OF ACRONYMS AIMS Africa, Indian Ocean, Mediterranean and South China Sea BOS Business Operations Strategies CABA Continental Automated Buildings Association CARDI Caribbean Agricultural and Research Development Institute CARICOM Caribbean Community CARPHA Caribbean Public Health Agency CAT Committee Against Torture CBD Convention on Biological Diversity CCS Children Court System CDC Civil Defence Commission CDEMA Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency CED Committee on Enforced Disappearances CEDAW Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women CEP Caribbean Environment Programme CERD Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Racial Discrimination CIPs/SIP The Country/Sub-regional Implementation Plans CLIC Caribbean Law Institute Centre CMCA Common Multi-country Assessment CMW Committee on Migrant Workers COE Centers of Excellence COTED Council for Trade and Economic Development CRC Committee on the Rights of the Child CROSQ CARICOM Regional Organisation for Standards and Quality 2 CRPD Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities CSA Cost-Sharing Agreement CSO Caribbean Students' Organization CWM Convention on the Protection of Migrant Workers and their families DBS Dried Blood Spot DSG Deputy Secretary-General ECD Early Childhood Development ECLAC United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean EMIS Education Management Information System EMTCT Elimination of Mother to Child Transmission (of HIV/AIDS) EU European Union FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO SLC Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Subregional Office for the Caribbean FCTC Framework Convention on Tobacco Control GBV Gender-Based Violence GBViE Gender-Based Violence in Emergencies GCF Green Climate Fund GDP Gross Domestic Product GEF Global Environment Facility GFSL Guyana Forensic Science Laboratory GHG Green House Gas GNI Gross National Income GPF Guyana Police Force GROTT Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago GSDS Green State Development Strategy HACT Harmonized Approach to Cash Transfers 3 HCC Healthy Caribbean Coalition HCFC Hydrochlorofluorocarbons HEBs High Energy Biscuits HFLE Health and Family Life Education HIV/STI Human Immunodeficiency Viruses and Sexually Transmitted Diseases HIV/TB Human Immunodeficiency Viruses and Tuberculosis IAEA International Atomic Energy Agency ICCPR International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ICESCR International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ICT Information and Communication Technology IICA Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture ILO International Labour Organization IMaRS/USF Institute for Marine Remote Sensing, University of South Florida IOM International Organization for Migration IRD Institut de Recherche pour le Développement IRENA International Renewable Energy Agency ISF Integrated Strategic Framework ITF Integrated Strategic Framework ITU International Telecommunication Union JNSC Joint National Steering Committee LGBTI Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Intersex LTA Long-Term Agreement M&E Monitoring and Evaluation MAPS Mainstreaming, Acceleration and Policy Support MHSS Ministry of Health and Social Services MIA Mercury Ion Analyzer MIS Management Information System MOEYI Ministry of Education, Youth and Information 4 MSM Methylsulfonylmethane MSSFGA Ministry of Social Services, Family and Gender Affairs MZ De Medische Zending NB National Biosafety Frameworks NCCO National Climate Change Office NCDs Non-Communicable diseases NDP National Development Plan NHRI National Human Rights Institution NPM National Preventive Mechanism OCA Office of the Children's Advocate OCHA United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs OECS Organization of Eastern Caribbean States OER Open Education Resources OHCHR Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights OMT Operations Management Team OP-CAT Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture PAGE Partnership for Action on Green Economy PAHO Pan American Health Organization PANCAP Pan Caribbean Partnership Against HIV/AIDS PAP Public Assistance Programme PD Positive Discipline PoC Persons of Concern POPs Persistent Organic Pollutants PPA Planning and Building Act PPP Public-Private Partnerships PSA Population Situation Analysis PSSCs Parish Safety and Security Committees RAPMaLi Regional Action Plan on Marine Litter Management 5 RC Resident Coordinator RCO Resident Coordinator Office RDRMS Regional Disaster Risk Management System REC Regional Economic Commission RIA Rapid Integrated Assessment RSC Regional Steering Committee SALMI Logistics Management Information System SAMOA Pathway Small Island Developing States Accelerated Modalities of Action Pathway SC4D Sports and Culture for Development SDG Sustainable Development Goal SIDS Small Islands in Developing States SOPs Standard Operating Procedures SRH Sexual and Reproductive Health SW PBIS School Wide Positive Behaviour Intervention and Support TCI Turks & Caicos Islands TIP Trafficking In Persons TRA Transition Readiness Assessment TTPS Trinidad and Tobago Police Service TVET Technical, Vocational Education and Training UN MSDF UN Multi-country Sustainable Development Framework UN Women UNAIDS Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS UNCT United Nations Country Team UNCTAD United Nations Conference on Trade and Development UNDAF United Nations Development Assistance Framework UNDCO United Nations Development Coordination Office UNDESA United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs UNDG United Nations Development Group 6 UNDOCO United Nations Development Operations Coordination Office UNDP United Nations Development Programme UNECLAC United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean UNEP United Nations Environment Programme UNEP-WCMC United Nations Environment World Conservation Monitoring Centre UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization UNFCCC United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change UNFPA United Nations Population Fund UNHCR United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees UNICEF United Nations Children's Fund UNIDO United Nations Industrial Development Organization UNLIREC United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean UNODC United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime UNOPS United Nations Office for Project Services UNSCR United Nations Security Council Resolutions UNSDG UN Sustainable Development Group UNST United Nations Sub-Regional Team UNV United Nations Volunteers UWI University of the West Indies VAC Violence Against Children VNA Vulnerability and Needs Assessment VNR Voluntary National Report WASH Water, Sanitation and Hygiene WFP World Food Programme WHO World Health Organization 7 CONTENTS 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .................................................................................................................... 11117 2. THE CARIBBEAN: MAJOR DEVELOPMENT TRENDS ................................................................ 151510 2.1. Demographic Trend .................................................................................................................. 151510 2.2. Socio-economic Trend .............................................................................................................. 171712 2.3. Human Rights Trends .............................................................................................................. 212115 2.4. Environmental Trends............................................................................................................... 222215 3. THE MSDF APPROACH .................................................................................................................. 262619 4. PROGRESS AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO DEVELOPMENT OUTCOMES IN THE REGION ..... 303022 4.1. INCLUSIVE EQUITABLE AND PROSPEROUS CARIBBEAN ............................................... 313122 4.1.1. Increasing Access to Quality Education and Life-long Learning .................................. 333324 4.1.2. Improving Access to Sustainable Economic Opportunities ............................................ 383828 4.1.3. Improving Social Protection, Social Inclusion and Equality ........................................... 404030 4.1.4. Human Rights ................................................................................................................... 454533 4.2. HEALTHY CARIBBEAN ........................................................................................................... 494935 4.2.1. Health System in the Caribbean ..................................................................................... 515136 4.2.2. Reproductive, maternal, new-born and child health ....................................................... 525237 4.2.3. HIV AIDS and other Infectious Diseases ....................................................................... 575741 4.2.4. Non-Communicable Diseases .......................................................................................... 606043 4.2.5. Healthy Lifestyle ...............................................................................................................