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Simon Springett 🇺🇳
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United Nations Resident Coordinator for 🇦🇮 🇦🇬🇧🇧🇻🇬🇩🇲🇬🇩🇲🇸🇰🇳🇱🇨🇻🇨 Based in Barbados 🇺🇳 #GlobalGoals @GlobalGoalsUN
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Yesterday was a proud day for Barbados. The designation of the Best Dos Santos Public Health Laboratory as a PAHO/WHO Collaborating Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance belongs to the scientists, technicians, researchers and public health professionals who have
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📢Juan Cheaz, FAO’s Gender Focal Point for the Caribbean, speaks with the InFAO team about advancing gender equality and expanding opportunities for women across the region. More 👉intranet.fao.org/infao/internal…
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The Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory has been officially designated a PAHO/WHO Collaborating Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance. The designation recognizes Barbados' leadership in laboratory strengthening and supports regional efforts to combat #AMR .
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After #HurricaneMelissa, #UNFPA delivered Hygiene, IAHR & #SRH Kits to Jamaica's @themohwgovjm & #DignityKits to the @BureauGender restoring SRH services at 4 major hospitals. We're pre-positioned and ready to do it again. Because #womenandgirls can't wait.
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CAF is participating in the @UN Food Systems Investment Forum in Barbados, a timely space for governments, investors, development finance institutions and partners to focus on how to finance more resilient, competitive and sustainable food systems. CAF was represented by Dr
- Food Systems Investment Forum: The opportunity is here. Capital exists. But they are not connected in a structured and meaningful way. This forum is designed to change that …through a different kind of conversation - one that starts with capital @UN_SDG
- Simon Springett 🇺🇳 reposted🤝🇯🇲 Ahead of the hurricane season, @UNJamaica met with the JCPD and local disability advocacy groups to ensure our Emergency Response Plan reflects the real needs of persons with disabilities. Inclusion is the heart of true resilience. 🛡️✨
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Critical new funding from @USForeignAssist will support WFP’s life-saving food and nutrition operations to reach more than 38 million of the most vulnerable across at least 37 countries. The announcement comes at a moment of unprecedented global need driving hunger to record
- Simon Springett 🇺🇳 reposted@FAOCaribbean & the Ministry of Agriculture of St Vincent and the Grenadines have installed a Nutrient Film Technique hydroponic system at Orange Hill Agricultural Station. The system strengthens climate-smart vegetable production using resource-efficient hydroponics🇻🇨🥬.
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Remittances from the Caribbean diaspora are love in action, supporting health, education, and more for family members back home. On this #InternationalDayofFamilyRemittances, we recognize and salute the sacrifices of our Caribbean diaspora! 🌍❤️ #LoveInAction
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2025 was one of the hardest years for development. Aid collapsed. Debt crises deepened. The SDG financing gap hit $4 trillion. The Joint SDG Fund delivered anyway. $400 million in. $8 billion out. 213 million people reached. Every dollar became twenty. 🔗annualreport.jointsdgfund.org/2025-a-new-era…
GIF - Simon Springett 🇺🇳 repostedThe @FAOCaribbean team mourns the sudden passing of Dr Shelly-Ann Cox, Barbados' Chief Fisheries Officer. Her passion, leadership & unwavering commitment to sustainable fisheries transformed lives and strengthened the sector across Barbados & the Caribbean.
