Caribbean Forum on Population, Youth and Development

Evento

Área(s) de trabajo

Desarrollo social

Resumen

The Caribbean forum will contribute to creating synergies between youth policies and broader development frameworks, including the Montevideo Consensus on Population and Development, the SAMOA Pathway, the SDGs as well as sectoral plans at national level. It will give young people an opportunity to engage directly with public policy making and put youth perspectives at the centre of the social policy dialogue. Meeting participants will identify actions to ensure greater attention to youth issues, and youth participation, in sectoral policies and international development frameworks.

Información del evento

Fecha

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Tipo de evento

Meetings and technical symposiums

Participación

Con invitación

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.

 

 

Programa de trabajo

Julio 24, 2018

Opening of the Meeting

05:00 - 06:00

Presentación(es)

Chairperson: Vishal H. Joseph, CARICOM Youth Ambassador, Guyana


Dr. Douglas Slater, Assistant Secretary-General, Human and Social Development, CARICOM Secretariat


Hon. Dr. George Norton, Minister of Social Cohesion, Government of Guyana


H.E. Desiré Delano Bouterse, President of Suriname, CARICOM Lead Head of Government for Community Development (recorded message)


Interlude - Parkside Steel Orchestra


Monica La Bennett, Vice-President (Operations), Caribbean Development Bank


Alison Drayton, Director, Sub-Regional Office for the Caribbean, UNFPA


Diane Quarless, Director, ECLAC Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean


Interlude - Spoken word - Melessa Vassell, President, Jamaica Youth Theatre


Shaquille Knowles, Chairperson, Caribbean Regional Youth Council - Joint statement from Youth Organisations


Julio 24, 2018

Coffee Break and official group photo

06:00 - 06:30
Julio 24, 2018

The Lisbon Declaration on Youth Policies and Programmes + 20: A Progress Report on the Caribbean

06:30 - 07:30

Presentación(es)

Facilitator: Ferranto Dongor, Youth Development Specialist, Suriname

Presentation of the Caribbean Synthesis Report on the Implementation of the Lisbon Declaration on Youth Policies and Programmes


Moderator: Hilary Brown, Programme Manager, Culture and Community Development, CARICOM Secretariat


Catarina Camarinhas, Social Affairs Officer, UN ECLAC

Caribbean Youth Policy Review

File


André Browne, Dean, CARICOM Youth Ambassador Corps

An outlook on Caribbean youth policies and programmes

File


Terri-Ann Gilbert-Roberts, Research Fellow, SALISES, University of the West Indies


Julio 24, 2018

Implementation of the Montevideo Consensus on Population and Development

07:30 - 08:30

Presentación(es)

Moderator: Diane Quarless, Director, ECLAC Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean

Presentation 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 ECLAC

File


Alison Drayton, Director, Subregional Office for the Caribbean, UNFPA


Andre Richards, Senior Demographer, Planning Institute of Jamaica

Montevideo Consensus - National Report for Jamaica

File


Michele Jules, Policy Officer, Ministry of Home Affairs, Suriname

File


Julio 24, 2018

Lunch | Introduction of youth groups

08:30 - 09:30
Julio 24, 2018

Frameworks to Support the Implementation of Youth Policies and Programmes in the Caribbean

09:30 - 11:00

Presentación(es)

Moderator: Bren Romney, Director, Department of Youth and Culture, Anguilla

Presentation 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 Secretariat


Nicola Shepherd, Focal Point on Youth, UN/DESA (Virtual presentation)


Hilary Brown, Programme Manager, Culture and Community Development, CARICOM Secretariat

File


Kemberley Gittens, Social Analyst, Caribbean Development Bank

File


Julio 24, 2018

Coffee Break

11:00 - 11:15
Julio 24, 2018

Mobilizing Youth to Advance the 2030 Agenda

11:15 - 13:00

Presentación(es)

Facilitator: Richard Berwick, Youth Development Specialist, Jamaica

A session about the efforts of young people to advance implementation of the SDGs


Moderator: Kylah Ciego, CARICOM Youth Ambassador, Belize


Beryl Manhoef, SDG Youth Ambassador, Suriname


Michael McGarrell, Youth Advocate, Guyana and Amazon Basin


Chetwynd Osborne, Policy Analyst at the Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission, Guyana

File


Kurba-Marie Questelles, Commonwealth Youth Council, Trinidad and Tobago


Melessa Vassell, President, Jamaica Youth Theatre


Julio 24, 2018

Day 1 Wrap-up Session

13:00 - 13:30

Presentación(es)

Ferranto Dongor, Youth Development Specialist, Suriname


Richard Berwick, Youth Development Specialist, Jamaica


Sherwin Bridgewater, Youth Development Specialist, Trinidad and Tobago


Julio 24, 2018

CARICOM Side Event: Training/Networking Session

14:00 - 15:30

Presentación(es)

Sherwin Bridgewater, Youth Development Specialist, Trinidad and Tobago


Andreas Karsten, Executive Director, Youth Policy Labs


Julio 25, 2018

Youth Policy Interventions and Programmes: A Best Practice Exchange

05:00 - 06:00

Presentación(es)

Moderator: John Roach, Chief Youth Development Officer, Dominica

A 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)

File


Courtney Brown, Country Manager, Community, Family and Youth Resilience Program (USAID), Guyana

File


Andreas Karsten, Executive Director, Youth Policy Labs

File


Teocah Dove, Social Development and Communications for Development Consultant

File


Julio 25, 2018

Coffee Break

06:00 - 06:15
Julio 25, 2018

New and Emerging Youth Employment Opportunities

06:15 - 07:20

Presentación(es)

Moderator: Resel Melville, National Project Coordinator, Child Labour, International Labour Organization

A thematic session highlighting opportunities for youth employment in new and emerging sectors, including the blue, green and creative economies.

File


Raquel Frederick, Research Analyst and Wayne Elliot, Research Analyst, CDB (Virtual presentation)

File


Ram Sushil, Programme Manager, The Commonwealth Secretariat

File


Richard Berwick, Lead Facilitator, Creativity for Employment and Business Opportunity (CEBO)

File


Riane de Haas Bledoeg, Deputy Programme Manager, Culture, CARICOM Secretariat


Julio 25, 2018

Access to Appropriate Education and Training

07:30 - 08:30

Presentación(es)

Moderator: Sophia Zachariah, Senior Programme Officer, Department of Youth Affairs, Antigua and Barbuda

The panel will discuss challenges and obstacles hindering access to quality, relevant and appropriate education and training.


Maria Claudia Camacho, Chief, Labour and Employment Section, OAS

File


Franz George, Caribbean and Americas Representative, Commonwealth Youth Council


Paolo Marchi, Deputy Representative, UNICEF Guyana and Suriname

File


Patricia McPherson, Deputy Programme Manager, Education, CARICOM Secretariat

File


Julio 25, 2018

Lunch | Introduction of youth groups

08:30 - 09:30
Julio 25, 2018

Youth Political and Civic Participation

09:30 - 11:00

Presentación(es)

Moderator: Gregory Willock, Parliamentary Secretary, Montserrat

The 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, Suriname


Latoya Charles, Interim PRO Saint Lucia National Youth Council

File


Vishal H. Joseph, CARICOM Youth Ambassador, Guyana


Andrea Gisselle Burbano Fuertes, Programme Specialist, UNESCO Cluster Office for the Caribbean

File


Julio 25, 2018

Coffee Break

11:00 - 11:15
Julio 25, 2018

Recommendations for Increased Youth Engagement in Development Frameworks – A Proposal for Action

11:15 - 13:30

Presentación(es)

Moderators: Hilary Brown, Programme Manager, Culture and Community Development, CARICOM Secretariat and Terri-Ann Gilbert-Roberts, Research Fellow, SALISES, University of the West Indies

The 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.

File


Asha-Gaye Cowell, President 2017-2018, UWI STAT Vice Chancellor's Ambassador Corps, Mona Chapter

File


Cleviston Hunte, Director of Youth Affairs, Barbados


Kevin Andall, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Youth Development, Sport, Culture and the Arts, Grenada

File


Julio 25, 2018

Side Event: Game-networking

14:00 - 15:30

Presentación(es)

Teocah Dove, Social Development and Communications for Development Consultant


Julio 26, 2018

An Intergenerational Dialogue: What role for older persons in the changing structure of the family, community and workplace in the Caribbean?

05:00 - 06:30

Presentación(es)

Facilitators: Ferranto Dongor, Youth Development Specialist, Suriname and Richard Berwick, Youth Development Specialist, Jamaica

Perspectives on work, life, care and intergenerational relations.


Jennifer Rouse, Director of Ageing, Trinidad and Tobago


Sean Davis, Deputy Chairperson, Youth Advisory Council of Jamaica

File


Carole Bishop, Member, Guyana Commission for the Family


Shakira Lowe, ‘I am a Girl Barbados’


Julio 26, 2018

Coffee Break

06:30 - 06:45
Julio 26, 2018

Sexual and Reproductive Health and Gender Equality

06:45 - 08:30

Presentación(es)

Moderator: Jicinta Alexis, Ministry of Social Development and Housing, Grenada

Policy initiatives to better serve the needs of Caribbean youth, women and marginalized groups


Dona da Costa Martinez, Executive Director, Family Planning Association of Trinidad and Tobago


Dennis Glasgow, SRH Advocate and Member of the PANCAP Steering Committee on Youth Advocacy


Alison McLean, Representative, UN Women Multi-Country Office, Caribbean

File


Akola Thompson, Social Activist, Guyana


Julio 26, 2018

Lunch | Introduction of youth groups

08:30 - 09:30
Julio 26, 2018

Migration, Diaspora and Development

09:30 - 11:00

Presentación(es)

Moderator: Abdullahi Abdulkadri, Statistics and Social Development Unit, ECLAC

Managing skilled migration and engaging the diaspora in national development.


Eraina Yaw, International Organization for Migration


Indianna Minto-Coy, Senior Research Fellow, Mona School of Business and Management, University of the West Indies

File


Michael Brotherson, Head of the Diaspora Unit, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Guyana


Julio 26, 2018

Coffee Break

11:30 - 12:30
Julio 26, 2018

Closure of the Meeting

12:30 - 13:30

Presentación(es)

Hon. Lalini Gopal, Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs


Agreement on key actions for the implementation and follow-up on the Montevideo Consensus


Consideration of the recommendations of the meeting


Closing remarks


Sede(s) subregional(es) y oficina(s)

Subregional Headquarters, Port of Spain

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ECLAC Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean

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