Chairperson: Vishal H. Joseph, CARICOM Youth Ambassador, Guyana
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Caribbean Forum on Population, Youth and Development
24 July 2018|Event
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Caribbean Youth Forum 2018
The forum is being jointly convened by the Caribbean Community Secretariat (CARICOM), the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) with the collaboration of the CARICOM Youth Ambassador Corps (CYAs), the Caribbean Regional Youth Council (CRYC) and the University of the West Indies’ Students Today, Alumni Tomorrow (UWI STAT).
The Caribbean forum will identify actions to promote greater attention to youth, and youth participation, within the implementation, monitoring and follow-up of two important development frameworks: the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Montevideo Consensus on Population and Development. In respect of the SDGs, it will afford the multiple stakeholders involved in supporting the planning, implementation and monitoring of youth-related SDGs in the Caribbean with an opportunity to design a Caribbean Youth Platform for the SDGs, in order to support member States and youth in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda.
Meeting participants will also identify actions to further the implementation of the Montevideo Consensus in the Caribbean with a particular focus on the way in which population and development issues impact upon youth. The recommendations from the Caribbean forum will be presented at the Third Session of the Regional Conference on Population and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean and will guide the further implementation of the Montevideo Consensus.
24 Jul 2018
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Opening of the Meeting
09:00 to 10:00- Dr. Douglas Slater, Assistant Secretary-General, Human and Social Development, CARICOM SecretariatHon. Dr. George Norton, Minister of Social Cohesion, Government of GuyanaH.E. Desiré Delano Bouterse, President of Suriname, CARICOM Lead Head of Government for Community Development (recorded message)Interlude - Parkside Steel OrchestraMonica La Bennett, Vice-President (Operations), Caribbean Development BankAlison Drayton, Director, Sub-Regional Office for the Caribbean, UNFPADiane Quarless, Director, ECLAC Subregional Headquarters for the CaribbeanInterlude - Spoken word - Melessa Vassell, President, Jamaica Youth TheatreShaquille Knowles, Chairperson, Caribbean Regional Youth Council - Joint statement from Youth Organisations
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Coffee Break and official group photo
10:00 to 10:30 -
The Lisbon Declaration on Youth Policies and Programmes + 20: A Progress Report on the Caribbean
10:30 to 11:30- Facilitator: Ferranto Dongor, Youth Development Specialist, SurinamePresentation of the Caribbean Synthesis Report on the Implementation of the Lisbon Declaration on Youth Policies and ProgrammesModerator: Hilary Brown, Programme Manager, Culture and Community Development, CARICOM SecretariatCatarina Camarinhas, Social Affairs Officer, UN ECLACCaribbean Youth Policy ReviewAndré Browne, Dean, CARICOM Youth Ambassador CorpsAn outlook on Caribbean youth policies and programmesTerri-Ann Gilbert-Roberts, Research Fellow, SALISES, University of the West Indies
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Implementation of the Montevideo Consensus on Population and Development
11:30 to 12:30- Moderator: Diane Quarless, Director, ECLAC Subregional Headquarters for the CaribbeanPresentation and discussion of the Implementation of the Montevideo Consensus on Population and Development in the Caribbean: A Review of the Period 2013-2018.Francis Jones, Population Affairs Officer, UN ECLACAlison Drayton, Director, Subregional Office for the Caribbean, UNFPAAndre Richards, Senior Demographer, Planning Institute of JamaicaMontevideo Consensus - National Report for JamaicaMichele Jules, Policy Officer, Ministry of Home Affairs, Suriname
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Lunch | Introduction of youth groups
12:30 to 13:30 -
Frameworks to Support the Implementation of Youth Policies and Programmes in the Caribbean
13:30 to 15:00- Moderator: Bren Romney, Director, Department of Youth and Culture, AnguillaPresentation and discussion of the main policy frameworks for youth development in the Caribbean: opportunities for synergies and improved coordination.Ram Sushil, Programme Manager, The Commonwealth SecretariatNicola Shepherd, Focal Point on Youth, UN/DESA (Virtual presentation)Hilary Brown, Programme Manager, Culture and Community Development, CARICOM SecretariatKemberley Gittens, Social Analyst, Caribbean Development Bank
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Coffee Break
15:00 to 15:15 -
Mobilizing Youth to Advance the 2030 Agenda
15:15 to 17:00- Facilitator: Richard Berwick, Youth Development Specialist, JamaicaA session about the efforts of young people to advance implementation of the SDGsModerator: Kylah Ciego, CARICOM Youth Ambassador, BelizeBeryl Manhoef, SDG Youth Ambassador, SurinameMichael McGarrell, Youth Advocate, Guyana and Amazon BasinChetwynd Osborne, Policy Analyst at the Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission, GuyanaKurba-Marie Questelles, Commonwealth Youth Council, Trinidad and TobagoMelessa Vassell, President, Jamaica Youth Theatre
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Day 1 Wrap-up Session
17:00 to 17:30- Ferranto Dongor, Youth Development Specialist, SurinameRichard Berwick, Youth Development Specialist, JamaicaSherwin Bridgewater, Youth Development Specialist, Trinidad and Tobago
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CARICOM Side Event: Training/Networking Session
18:00 to 19:30- Sherwin Bridgewater, Youth Development Specialist, Trinidad and TobagoAndreas Karsten, Executive Director, Youth Policy Labs
25 Jul 2018
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Youth Policy Interventions and Programmes: A Best Practice Exchange
09:00 to 10:00- Moderator: John Roach, Chief Youth Development Officer, DominicaA session presenting case studies to address the challenges of youth at risk, providing success stories in the coordination of multidimensional interventions.Alicia Glasgow Gentles, Executive Director, The MultiCare Youth Foundation (YUTE Programme)Courtney Brown, Country Manager, Community, Family and Youth Resilience Program (USAID), GuyanaAndreas Karsten, Executive Director, Youth Policy LabsTeocah Dove, Social Development and Communications for Development Consultant
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Coffee Break
10:00 to 10:15 -
New and Emerging Youth Employment Opportunities
10:15 to 11:20- Moderator: Resel Melville, National Project Coordinator, Child Labour, International Labour OrganizationA thematic session highlighting opportunities for youth employment in new and emerging sectors, including the blue, green and creative economies.Raquel Frederick, Research Analyst and Wayne Elliot, Research Analyst, CDB (Virtual presentation)Ram Sushil, Programme Manager, The Commonwealth SecretariatRichard Berwick, Lead Facilitator, Creativity for Employment and Business Opportunity (CEBO)Riane de Haas Bledoeg, Deputy Programme Manager, Culture, CARICOM Secretariat
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Access to Appropriate Education and Training
11:30 to 12:30- Moderator: Sophia Zachariah, Senior Programme Officer, Department of Youth Affairs, Antigua and BarbudaThe panel will discuss challenges and obstacles hindering access to quality, relevant and appropriate education and training.Maria Claudia Camacho, Chief, Labour and Employment Section, OASFranz George, Caribbean and Americas Representative, Commonwealth Youth CouncilPaolo Marchi, Deputy Representative, UNICEF Guyana and SurinamePatricia McPherson, Deputy Programme Manager, Education, CARICOM Secretariat
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Lunch | Introduction of youth groups
12:30 to 13:30 -
Youth Political and Civic Participation
13:30 to 15:00- Moderator: Gregory Willock, Parliamentary Secretary, MontserratThe panel will discuss strategies and approaches to ensure active youth participation in political and socio-economic development processes at community, national and regional levels.Tijani Christian, Chairperson, Commonwealth Youth Council (CYC)Zaviska Lamsberg, UNFPA Youth Advisory Group, SurinameLatoya Charles, Interim PRO Saint Lucia National Youth CouncilVishal H. Joseph, CARICOM Youth Ambassador, GuyanaAndrea Gisselle Burbano Fuertes, Programme Specialist, UNESCO Cluster Office for the Caribbean
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Coffee Break
15:00 to 15:15 -
Recommendations for Increased Youth Engagement in Development Frameworks – A Proposal for Action
15:15 to 17:30- Moderators: Hilary Brown, Programme Manager, Culture and Community Development, CARICOM Secretariat and Terri-Ann Gilbert-Roberts, Research Fellow, SALISES, University of the West IndiesThe Forum will discuss and agree on priority actions to advance the regional youth development agenda and formulate a proposal to create a regional mechanism to facilitate youth participation, engagement and collaboration.Asha-Gaye Cowell, President 2017-2018, UWI STAT Vice Chancellor's Ambassador Corps, Mona ChapterCleviston Hunte, Director of Youth Affairs, BarbadosKevin Andall, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Youth Development, Sport, Culture and the Arts, Grenada
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Side Event: Game-networking
18:00 to 19:30- Teocah Dove, Social Development and Communications for Development Consultant
26 Jul 2018
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An Intergenerational Dialogue: What role for older persons in the changing structure of the family, community and workplace in the Caribbean?
09:00 to 10:30- Facilitators: Ferranto Dongor, Youth Development Specialist, Suriname and Richard Berwick, Youth Development Specialist, JamaicaPerspectives on work, life, care and intergenerational relations.Jennifer Rouse, Director of Ageing, Trinidad and TobagoSean Davis, Deputy Chairperson, Youth Advisory Council of JamaicaCarole Bishop, Member, Guyana Commission for the FamilyShakira Lowe, ‘I am a Girl Barbados’
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Coffee Break
10:30 to 10:45 -
Sexual and Reproductive Health and Gender Equality
10:45 to 12:30- Moderator: Jicinta Alexis, Ministry of Social Development and Housing, GrenadaPolicy initiatives to better serve the needs of Caribbean youth, women and marginalized groupsDona da Costa Martinez, Executive Director, Family Planning Association of Trinidad and TobagoDennis Glasgow, SRH Advocate and Member of the PANCAP Steering Committee on Youth AdvocacyAlison McLean, Representative, UN Women Multi-Country Office, CaribbeanAkola Thompson, Social Activist, Guyana
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Lunch | Introduction of youth groups
12:30 to 13:30 -
Migration, Diaspora and Development
13:30 to 15:00- Moderator: Abdullahi Abdulkadri, Statistics and Social Development Unit, ECLACManaging skilled migration and engaging the diaspora in national development.Eraina Yaw, International Organization for MigrationIndianna Minto-Coy, Senior Research Fellow, Mona School of Business and Management, University of the West IndiesMichael Brotherson, Head of the Diaspora Unit, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Guyana
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Coffee Break
15:30 to 16:30 -
Closure of the Meeting
16:30 to 17:30- Hon. Lalini Gopal, Minister of Sports and Youth AffairsAgreement on key actions for the implementation and follow-up on the Montevideo ConsensusConsideration of the recommendations of the meetingClosing remarks