Launch of the 2016 Caribbean Human Development Report. Read our story, download and read the Report.
Launch of the 2016 Caribbean Human Development Report. Read our story, download and read the Report.
CALL FOR PAPERS - “Caribbean Development – The 2030 Agenda in Perspective” June 28-30, 2017
CALL FOR PAPERS - “Caribbean Development – The 2030 Agenda in Perspective” June 28-30, 2017

The United Nations (UN), in association with the Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies (SALISES) Mona, The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFAFT), Jamaica will be hosting a regional conference under the theme: “Caribbean Development – The 2030 Agenda in Perspective” at the Jamaica Conference Centre, June 28-30, 2017.

Jamaica's Protected Areas now promoted on public buses
Jamaica's Protected Areas now promoted on public buses

Moving billboards promoting National Protected Areas are now on the road in Jamaica’s Corporate Area and western parishes under the UNDP/Global Environment Facility-supported Strengthening the Operational and Financial Sustainability of the National Protected Area System (NPAS) Project.

UN RC/UNDP RR Bruno Pouezat- We have 14 years left to achieve critical Sustainable Development targets
UN RC/UNDP RR Bruno Pouezat- We have 14 years left to achieve critical Sustainable Development targets
Cinema, Drums and the Spoken Word bring home the pain of Trafficking in Persons
Cinema, Drums and the Spoken Word bring home the pain of Trafficking in Persons
Country Office now embracing Gender Equality Seal Certification Process
Country Office now embracing Gender Equality Seal Certification Process
UNDP hosts "Dialogue on Men, Masculinities and Gender Based Violence".
UNDP hosts "Dialogue on Men, Masculinities and Gender Based Violence".

On 14 July 2016, UNDP Jamaica organized a Dialogue on Men, Masculinities and Gender Based Violence at the Knutsford Court Hotel in Kingston in keeping with its commitment towards achieving gender equality and to increase understanding on the role of masculinities in Gender based violence in Jamaica.    The meeting...

Roundtable Conversation: Countering Gender Inequality; challenging Gender Stereotypes
Roundtable Conversation: Countering Gender Inequality; challenging Gender Stereotypes
Bus Driver Smikle: I am a woman who progressed from driving a three-wheel cart to a big bus
Bus Driver Smikle: I am a woman who progressed from driving a three-wheel cart to a big bus
Jamaica and UNDP - Building the Local Minerals Industry in the 1980s
Jamaica and UNDP - Building the Local Minerals Industry in the 1980s

As UNDP celebrates 50 years of existence and over 40 years of development work in Jamaica we will be sharing special stories on past UNDP projects in the island. This first feature looks at the “Exploration and Development of Non-Metallic Minerals” project.

Japan, UNDP Launch $15m Caribbean Climate Change Project
Japan, UNDP Launch $15m Caribbean Climate Change Project