Observatory of Social Development
Pacific Alliance

The goal of this meeting was to discuss challenges and vulnerabilities faced by Caribbean countries during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as to identify their needs in regards to technical assistance. Most countries have implemented response packages, including measures such as emergency financial assistance for income support, food vouchers, creation of helplines, and moratorium on payments of utilities, among others. Some of these measures have been directed mainly to vulnerable groups, many of which had not been previously included in official registries. As a result, the importance of having updated databases was stressed as a key priority, as well as improving medical and health facilities, applying modern technologies for the disbursement of payments, and establishing effective institutional frameworks to facilitate planning and actions across sectors and at all levels, in order to be better prepared for future emergencies. ECLAC insisted in the importance of regional coordination and cooperation to tackle this crisis, taking into account the Regional Agenda for Inclusive Social Development (RAISD) agreed by the member countries during the Conference in Mexico City in 2019.

Ministerio de Desarrollo Social

Ministerio de Transformación Social y Desarrollo de los Recursos Humanos

Departamento de Asuntos Sociales

Ministerio de Servicios Sociales y Desarrollo Urbano

Ministerio de Asuntos Generales de Curazao

Ministerio de Desarrollo y Empoderamiento de la Juventud, Jóvenes en Riesgo, Asuntos de Género, Seguridad de los Ancianos y Dominiqueses con Discapacidades

Ministerio de Desarrollo Social, Vivienda y Desarrollo Comunitario

Consejo Regional de Guadalupe

Ministerio de Protección Social

Ministerio de Educación, Juventud, Cultura y Servicios de Biblioteca de Turcos y Caicos

Departamento de Servicios Humanos (Islas Vírgenes de los Estados Unidos)

Instituto de Planificación de Jamaica

Ministerio de Salud y Servicios Sociales de Montserrat

Ministerio de Desarrollo Comunitario, Asuntos de Género y Servicios Sociales

Ministerio de Equidad, Justicia Social, la Potenciación, Desarrollo de la Juventud, Deportes y Gobierno Local

Ministerio de Salud Pública, Desarrollo Social y Trabajo de Sint Maarten

Ministerio de Asuntos Sociales y Vivienda Popular

Ministerio de Desarrollo Social y Servicios Familiares

Oficina del Coordinador Residente de la ONU en Jamaica

Oficina del Coordinador Residente de la ONU en Belice y El Salvador

Coordinador Residente en Trinidad y Tobago, Surinam, Aruba, Curazao y Sint Marteen

Coordinador Residente en Guyana

Coordinador Residente en Barbados y países de la OECS

UNOPS

UNFPA

UNEP

ONU Mujeres

OPS/OMS

OECS

ACS

CARICOM

PMA

FAO

UNICEF