The Minister of Planning and External Cooperation, Dr. Sandra Paulemon, spoke this Tuesday on behalf of the 14 CARICOM member states at the ECOSOC 2026 Forum on development financing.
The Minister of Planning and External Cooperation, Dr. Sandra Paulemon, spoke this Tuesday on behalf of the 14 CARICOM member states at the 2026 ECOSOC Forum on Financing for Development. She emphasized the challenges related to debt and climate impacts, advocating for increased mobilization of private capital, a fair multilateral trading system, and a thorough reform of the international financial architecture. Ms. Paulemon called for the integration of the multidimensional vulnerability index in resource allocation, the strengthening of financial safety nets, and increased participation of small island states in global decision-making.
