Caribbean And U.S. Officials Hold Talks At UN

Her Excellency Susan Rice Basseterre, St. Kitts – Nevis November 13, 2009 (CUOPM) Climate change and the global financial and economic crises were among issues discussed last week between Caribbean and United States diplomats at the United Nations. St. Kitts …

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UN Committee On Decolonisation To Meet In St. Kitts

“Eradication of Colonialism Nearing Its End” Basseterre, St. Kitts – Nevis April 06, 2009 (CUOPM) St. Kitts and Nevis is the venue for annual regional seminar of the United Nations Special Committee on Decolonisation. The seminar will be held here …

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St. Kitts – Nevis Elected To Serve On UN’s ECOSOC

The United Nations Assembly

The United Nations Assembly
Photo By Erasmus Williams

Basseterre, St. Kitts – Nevis
October 22, 2008 (CUOPM)

St. Kitts and Nevis was among 18 nations elected on Wednesday by the United Nations to serve on the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).

ECOSOC is one of the principal organs of the United Nations and membership is for three-year terms starting 1 January next year.

The four new members were chosen from Latin America and the Caribbean: Guatemala, Peru, Saint Kitts and Nevis and Venezuela. They replace Cuba, Guyana, Haiti and Paraguay.

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