U.N. SPEECH: Caribbean Needs A ‘New Deal’ To Build More Resilience To Climate Change Happening All Around Us

[ad name=”HTML-68″] SAN JUAN – Caribbean countries need “a new and better deal” – one that includes access to concessional finance and adequate insurance –

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UN REPORT: Violence Against Women Is Greatest In The Caribbean And Latin America … Cites ‘Outside Relationships’ As Reason

[ad name=”HTML-68″] SAN JUAN — A report launched at the regional parliament (Parlatino) with over 120 legislators by the U.N. Development Program (UNDP)-U.N. Women revealed that

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‘Heavy Winds’ Expected To Knock Down ‘Wrong-Way’ Storms’ Chances For Further Development … Still, ‘Heavy Rains’ Expected This Weekend

[ad name=”HTML-68″] MIAMI — A low pressure system moving through the region could bring rain to parts of the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Colombia and Hispaniola

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UNITED NATIONS: Caribbean and Latin American Countries Need To Mitigate Risks of Disasters … Before Hurricanes and Earthquakes Strike

SAN JUAN — Integrating disaster risk management into development policies will minimize damage and loss incurred from natural disasters. This is according to a timely

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STUDY: Coastal Areas In The Caribbean And Latin America Particularly Vulnerable To Natural Disasters

SANTA CRUZ — The catastrophic 2017 hurricane season provided ample demonstrations of the vulnerability of populations and infrastructure in coastal areas to natural disasters. A

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