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Montserrat
Montserrat is one of five United Kingdom Overseas Territories in the Caribbean. Ravaged by a series of volcanic eruptions since 1995, the Montserrat economy had virtually collapsed due to the... Read more
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND – CARIBBEAN SUB-REGION COUNTRY PROFILE: TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO OVERVIEW The twin island Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is located in the Southern Caribbean... Read more
United Nations Deploying Aid and Personnel to Irma-affected Caribbean territories
Bridgetown, Barbados – September 6, 2017: The United Nations System is deploying staff and assistance to meet the needs of vulnerable Caribbean citizens in the path of record-breaking Hurricane Irma... Read more
COUNTRY BRIEF: JAMAICA
UNFPA has provided support to the Caribbean since 1969. The sub-regional office is based in Jamaica, which is the largest of the English and Dutch-... Read more
ABOUT BELIZE
Belize lies on the eastern or Caribbean coast of Central America, bounded on the north and part of the west by Mexico, and on the south and the... Read more
SURINAME COUNTRY BRIEF 2017
Suriname, officially Republic of Suriname, 63,037 mi2 (163,266 km2), located in the North East of South America is one of three Caribbean countries... Read more
THEMATIC BRIEF Population Dynamics- Data availability and analysis
OVERVIEW Population trends in the Caribbean show a decrease in total fertility rates over the years, with levels below replacement in all countries except for Belize. Notwithstanding this the... Read more
SEXUAL & REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH THEMATIC BRIEF
OVERVIEW Health status in a population is strongly correlated to the economy of the jurisdiction. In the case of Sexual and Reproductive Health, the health status of women and girls has a bigger... Read more
GENDER THEMATIC BRIEF
OVERVIEW Gender equality remains a challenge in the Caribbean despite countries having signed international and regional conventions that recognize women’s rights and the recent Joint Statement on... Read more