United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) country office in Kingston, serving Jamaica, Bermuda, Cayman Is., The Bahamas, Turks and Caicos Is.
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Number 10 - Helping Jamaica meet international obligations related to protecting its rich biodiversity
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Number 3 - Working with the Government to unlock the potential of Development Minerals
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This water harvesting project funded by the people of Japan and implemented by UNDP and the Jamaica 4H in partnership with the Climate Change Division of the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, brought a combined 68,000 plus extra gallons of water to 70 drought-hit districts like the one in which Mt Peto Primary School in Hanover (pictured) is located. Teacher Ophelia Foster Scott and students reap from the school garden
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The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) country office based in Kingston closed out 2019 with promising results and pioneering steps, made possible by the hard work, dedication and leadership of the staff of UNDP, and the Governments and People of Jamaica and The Bahamas backed by the resources of donor governments and agencies. The country office, which also serves Bermuda, Cayman Islands and Turks and Caicos Islands will seek to deepen engagement and partnerships with these other nations in UNDP in Jamaica's programme jurisdiction, based on their expressed sustainable development needs and aspirations. Among the many memorable moments in 2019, we want you to remember these 10 salient ones. Watch our video highlights.
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Thanks to Donors for partnering with UNDP
in 2019 to deliver development solutions
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UNDP in Jamaica wishes to express profound gratitude to donors who partnered with us to empower lives and build resilience through projects in democratic governance and peacebuilding, sustainable development and crisis prevention and recovery. In 2019, we worked primarily with the governments of Jamaica and The Bahamas who provided technical, in kind and financial support in furtherance of their national development priorities and aspirations. We wish to also express sincere appreciation to the countries and funding agencies that provided significant financial and technical resources which made UNDP's work in Jamaica and The Bahamas possible in 2019. They are: The European Union, the African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States, Global Environment Facility (GEF) and the GEF Small Grants Programme, Global Affairs Canada, the people of Japan, Inter-American Development Bank, Caribbean Development Bank, Montreal Protocol, Cities Alliance, United Nations Trust Fund for Human Security, United Nations Centre for Human Settlements and the United Nations Development Programme. We look forward to working with you in 2020 and beyond.
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THE RESILIENT NATIONS REPORT
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UNDP boosts Bahamas hurricane recovery support to US$ 1 Million
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UNDP Administrator Achim Steiner in October 2019, announced an increase in UNDP's support for recovery efforts in The Bahamas from US$ 200 000 to US$ 1 Million. The resources, deployed from UNDP's core funds will:(1) guarantee technical assistance in early recovery interventions for crucial areas; (2) promote environmentally sustainable disaster resilient infrastructure; (3) develop national and local capacities for disaster-risk reduction and recovery; and (4) support livelihoods and economic recovery of most vulnerable communities.
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BAHAMAS & UNDP announce international private sector Pledge Conference
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The Government of The Bahamas and UNDP in December 2019 announced an international private sector pledge conference scheduled for 13 January 2020 in Nassau to mobilize financial and technical support for recovery efforts in The Bahamas, following the passage of Hurricane Dorian. UNDP Resident Representative Denise E Antonio joined Prime Minister of The Bahamas, Dr. The Most Hon. Hubert Minnis for a press conference to announce the event.
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Statements from the Most Hon. Prime Minister and the UNDP Resident Representative
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Prime Minister of The Bahamas, Dr. The Most Hon. Hubert Minnis
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"Partnering with the Bahamian people to build resiliently"
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“This conference will leverage the resources of domestic and international private-sector and corporate groups who want to partner with the Bahamian people and the government to rebuild affected areas stronger, and with more resilience, especially in light of the global climate emergency,” - Prime Minister Hubert Innis
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"This conference represents a unique opportunity to align pledges of support for the reconstruction and recovery of the affected islands to the recovery priorities (of The Bahamas) ... It is imperative that we collectively develop a mechanism to facilitate this alignment, as part of the new modality for development financing for Caribbean countries like The Bahamas." - UNDP Resident Representative
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UNDP Resident Representative for Jamaica, Belize, Bermuda, Cayman Is., The Bahamas, Turks and Caicos Is. , Denise E Antonio.
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Bahamas adopts UNDP's innovative technology for Building Damage Assessments
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UNDP remains on the ground in The Bahamas, working on the assessments necessary to
Build Back Better
after a direct hit from
Hurricane Dorian
. In photo far left, Kevin Hague with Engineers Without Borders, a
UNDP partner,
works with one of Bahamas' Public Works Engineers collecting data using UNDP's Building Damage Assessment tool in High Rock - eastern Grand Bahama. In centre photo, Ugo Blanco, UNDP Deputy Resident Representative Barbados & OECS, part of an earlier delegation, assesses damage on Abaco. In far right photo, Team UNDP participating in briefings led by the Government of The Bahamas in the weeks following the hurricane's impact.
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“In the past, data collection was a tedious process; information was collected on paper and then transferred to Excel. Now, this innovative way of data collection produces real-time interactive reports for rapid assessments,” -
Gayle Outten-Moncur, Manager of National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) of The Bahamas' National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA).
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Jamaica joins global launch of Human Development Report
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Tertiary students to go HDR in-depth in 2020
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Reviewing HDR 2019 at Jamaica's launch event are: Takeshi Takano, Resident Representative, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA); Tijani Christian,
Commonwealth Youth Council Chairperson and development policy specialist who served as the
HDR Launch Moderator; Matthew McHayle, University of the West Indies student and Model U.N. Delegate; Richard Kelly, UNDP Programmes Specialist. [Photo credit: JIS]
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The December 9th launch of UNDP’s Human Development Report 2019 will go next level in early 2020 when tertiary students stage
HDR In-depth
under the guidance of the Sir Arthur Lewis Institute for Social and Economic Studies (SALISES) of the University of the West Indies. SALISES and UWI students are joining forces with UNDP to explore the Report, stimulate discussions and advance solutions to address inequalities – a main theme of the 2019 HDR. The annual Human Development Report ranks 189 countries and territories on key development indicators such as life expectancy, years of schooling, Gross National Income, and now also includes Gender Equality, Environment and multi dimensional poverty.
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UWI Student Matthew McHayle announces student-led HDR event for 2020
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"We are confident we can make a difference"
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"As students of development we have a mission and a voice which we intend to use. We consider our ... HDR In-depth event an excellent platform to contribute meaningfully to the ongoing discussion on sustainable development and growth. The Human Development Report provides the evidence we need to make a start."
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Matthew McHayle, University of the West Indies, Mona student and Model UN Delegate
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HDR launched on UNDP's LIVE
social media townhall series
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Richard Kelly, UNDP Programmes Specialist, presents on Jamaica's data in the Human Development Report (HDR)
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Human Development Report 2019, reporting on 2018 data
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UNDP country office in Kingston launched the global Human Development Report Live on Facebook moderated by Tijani Christian, Commonwealth Youth Council Chairperson and development policy specialist, and including a live studio audience of partners and stakeholders from the international development community, NGOs, government and civil society. The launch placed emphasis on Jamaica's country report and entertained feedback and discussions with invited guests in studio and online on social media.
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A snapshot of Jamaica's data in Human Development Report 2019
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Jamaica’s Human Development Index (HDI) value for 2018 is 0.726— which puts the country in the high human development category.
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Jamaica’s Human Development Index (HDI) value positions it at 96 out of 189 countries and territories. The rank is shared with Venezuela.
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Jamaica's HDI trends over the past ten years have been on an upward trajectory
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Latin America and the Caribbean countries which are close to Jamaica in 2018 HDI rank, and to some extent in population size, are Dominican Republic and Trinidad and Tobago
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Jamaica gets ready to phase out additional ozone harming susbtances
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Dr Earl Wilson from University of Technology in Q&A session at Kigali Amendment Awareness Workshop
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Professor Noel Brown, Vice President of Caribbean Maritime University presenting at Kigali Amendment Awareness Workshop
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Vivian Blake, National Ozone Officer presenting at the Kigali Awareness Workshop in December 2019.
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A Kigali Amendment Awareness Workshop was staged by the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation with support from UNDP, to sensitize key stakeholders on the Kigali Amendment and the Montreal Protocol. The Kigali Amendment is an amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer. It was adopted 15 October 2016 in Kigali, Rwanda by the 28th Meeting of the Parties to the forerunner agreement called the Montreal Protocol. The amendment adds powerful greenhouse gases called hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) to the list of substances controlled under the Protocol to be phased down.
Kigali Project details
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A healthy ozone means a safer humanity & environment
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THE EMPOWERED LIVES REPORT
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Social Good Summit Digital Edition spotlights Jamaica's Climate Action Innovators
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Live Studio audience and online guests made Social Good Summit an interactive and memorable one
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Local Climate Action innovators tackling Climate Change with creative solutions were on show at the UNDP country office's staging of Social Good Summit – the annual global event highlighting technology and innovation in advancing sustainable development. The Kingston launch, UNDP Jamaica’s first digital edition of the Summit – was livestreamed on UNDP Jamaica’s Facebook account on 2 October starting 10 a.m. and was moderated by climate activist Jhanelle Tomlinson.
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Meet a few of Jamaica's Climate Action Innovators
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Kevin Harris, LumiTech International
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Kevin Harris
Lumi Tech International
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Kevin Harris of LumiTech International innovated
Solmist. an outdoor cooling system powered by solar. SOLMIST makes outdoor cooling a breeze, battling Climate Change-induced high temperatures. WATCH Kevin explain his innovation at UNDP's Social Good Summit 2019.
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Yekini Wallen-Bryan, PreeLabs Ltd
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Yekini Wallen
Pree Labs Ltd.
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Yekini Wallen-Bryan of PreeLabs Ltd. has innovated PowerPree an energy monitoring and reporting device. Watch him explain how it helps you cut down on energy usage & costs while fighting Climate Change. He presented at UNDP's Social Good Summit 2019.
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Daveian Morrison
Integral Recyclers Ltd.
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Daveian Morrison of Integral Recyclers Ltd. is a local collector and recycler doing important work with Sargassum seaweed, an invasive species of seaweed that is challenging the tourism industry because of its smell and impact on marine life and the tourism industry
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Daveian Morrison, Integral Recyclers Ltd.
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UNDP Jamaica Resident Representative presents credentials to The Bahamas
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Minister of Foreign Affairs of The Bahamas, Hon. Darren Allan Henfield accepts a letter of credentials from UNDP Resident Representative, Denise E Antonio in Nassau on Friday, 13 December, 2019. Denise was in Nassau to announce a pledge conference for hurricane recovery financing for The
Bahamas
, with Prime Minister, Dr. The Most Hon. Hubert Minnis.
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BLOG:
Why peace and security are vital preconditions for sustainable development
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"As the nation stays the course of its multidimensional security strategy, it may be useful to keep an eye on new and emerging factors driving crime and insecurity within Latin American and the Caribbean. Shocks from Climate Change have long entered the global discourse on human insecurity and are gaining some recognition among vulnerable Small Island Developing States. " - Denise E Antonio, UNDP Resident Representative
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Saving Jamaica's fisher livelihoods &
beaches - one turtle and coral reef at a time
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Just a quick boat ride near the house of James Bond author Ian Fleming, the Oracabessa Bay Fishing Sanctuary is quietly carving out a stellar reputation for saving this pristine part of the coastline for generations to come. The work of the Oracabessa Bay Foundation is now international news, not just because of its work with the coral reefs and the turtles, but for what this means for livelihoods, beach regeneration and the tourism product on which so many rely for income.
Stories and short videos coming soon
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CATCH UP WITH UNDP IN JAMAICA, BERMUDA, CAYMAN ISLANDS, THE BAHAMAS, TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS
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UNDP PHOTO STORIES ON EXPOSURES
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'Tons' of high resolution photo albums with inspiring stories, as told by beneficiaries of projects implemented and/or supported by UNDP.
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CATCH A PODCAST ON SOUNDCLOUD
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Tune in to UNDP in Jamaica Radio, for interesting interviews from communities and experts sounding off on the development issues we care about. Hear their honest feedback on project interventions and the impact on lives and communities.
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BROWSE BACK ISSUES OF 'ON TARGET' E-NEWS
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We have an archive full of back issues of 'On Target' e-newsletter from UNDP Jamaica.
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UNDP, always working to build
Empowered Lives, Resilient Nations
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A Note from Team UNDP, working behind the scenes with donors, governments & the people
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The last word for the final e-News issue of 2019 goes to Team UNDP, a high performing, close-knit bunch of professionals based in Kingston who serve Jamaica, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, The Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Islands. Team UNDP works diligently to ensure they live up to the corporate promise,
"Empowered Lives, Resilient Nations",
leaving no one behind. In between conference calls, consultations, crunching numbers, penning reports and papers, and running the operation and programme backbone of more than a dozen projects spanning climate action, democratic governance and sustainable development, they take a few minutes each Monday for their Matching Mondays photo shoot. And now they take time to express their sincere gratitude to all who make their work possible: "
On behalf of our Resident Representative Denise E Antonio, and from all of us to you, thank you for your partnership in 2019. We look forward to serving you in 2020 and beyond
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Team UNDP based in Kingston, Jamaica
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United Nations Development Programme | Jamaica | 876 978 2390| undpnews.jm@undp.org | www.jm.undp.org
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