International Women's Day Message by Thoraya Ahmed Obaid
March 08, 2006
UNITED NATIONS, New York, 8 March 2006 — Today, on International Women’s Day, I join others in paying tribute to women. Progress for women is progress for all. No enduring solutions to society’s most pressing problems can be found without the full empowerment and participation of women.  

Leaders Hail work of Women
March 08, 2006
PRIME Minister P J Patterson, in his message to mark International Women's Day today, says it comes at a time of great historical importance in Jamaica. 

CARICOM Links with UN to Help cut poverty
March 01 ,2006
THE Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) yesterday launched a South-South Cooperation Initiative with officials hoping it could help achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) within CARICOM member states. 

Caribbean Journalists Sweep UNFPA Media Awards
December 05, 2005
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica's press has dominated the 2005 UNFPA Caribbean Media Awards, which had "Gender Equality, Reproductive Health and the Millennium Development Goals" as its main theme. Jamaican reporters received four of the six awards presented in radio, print and television categories, while their colleagues from Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago secured the remaining honours. 

Caribbean Media Awards Deadline Extended
September, 16 2004
Due to the impact of recent hurricanes in several Caribbean countries, the deadline for entries for the 2004 UNFPA Caribbean Media Awards has been extended for one week and will now close on Wednesday, September 22, 2004.