UN Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean 2020 Report

In 2020, the United Nations maximized its long and enduring partnership with the Governments of Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean and Development Partners to deliver impactful results at a time when the region needed it most.

This report, presents the annual progress of the Multi-country Sustainable Development Framework (MSDF),  which entailed strategic partnerships and tailored support aimed at protecting the most vulnerable, and accelerating SDG progress. Collective efforts centered around four main pillars: An inclusive, equitable and prosperous Caribbean; A healthy Caribbean; A safe cohesive and just Caribbean and A Sustainable and Resilient Caribbean. The unprecedented impact of the COVID-19 pandemic however, necessitated a more innovative way of working and a COVID-19 Multi-Sector Response Plan (MRP) was de[1]veloped to complement the work programme outlined in the MSDF. The framework was intended to be more agile to the emerging country and regional COVID-19 needs