The Honourable Camille Robinson-Regis, Minister of Planning and Development and Mr. Richard Blewitt United Nations Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative signing the United Nations Multi-Country Sustainable Development Framework 2017 (UN MSDF).

The UNCT retreat provided an opportunity for strategic restructuring and to discuss the new UN Multi-Country Sustainable Development Framework (UN MSDF), its putting into practice through the Country Implementation Plan (CIP) and the communications and promotion for the UNCT in Trinidad and Tobago.

This conference was organised to advance and accelerate regional action on the Sustainable Development Goals, also known as Agenda 2030. The conference was hosted by the Government of Jamaica and organized by the United Nations in the Caribbean in partnership with the University of the West Indies.

The Honourable Kazim Hosein, Minister of Rural Development and Local Government meets with Richard Blewitt United Nations Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative and Sharifa Ali-Abdullah Assisant Resident Representative.

Mr. Richard Blewitt United Nations Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative meets with the new UNDP Administrator Mr. Achim Steiner and various Resident Coordinators from the Latin American and Caribbean Region

The United Nations Multi-Country Sustainable Development Framework (UN MSDF) defines how the UN will jointly achieve development results in partnership with 18 English- and Dutch-speaking Caribbean countries and Overseas Territories for the period 2017-2021.