OTTAWA, Canada, CMC – The next is the total textual content of the CANADA -CARICOM Strategic Partnership.
INTRODUCTION
Sure by an unwavering friendship, Canada and the Caribbean Group (CARICOM) search to formalize their vibrant and multi-faceted partnership as pure hemispheric companions, with stable and lasting foundations constructed on deep people-to-people, historic and cultural ties, and mutual respect. Among the many first to acknowledge the independence of CARICOM member states, Canada has remained steadfast in its trusted relationship with CARICOM over time. This relationship, cast within the beginning of latest Caribbean nations, has advanced into an everlasting strategic partnership amongst equals primarily based on a shared dedication to democracy, the rule of legislation, respect for human rights, and the rules-based worldwide order, and which goals to advance commonplace overseas coverage, commerce, safety, and improvement priorities.
CARICOM and Canadian leaders through the Summit in Ottawa
Canada and CARICOM be a part of forces as world actors to navigate evolving geopolitical occasions, together with our most up-to-date engagement within the triple crises of COVID-19, local weather change, and meals and vitality insecurity. Collectively, we decide to joint motion on shared priorities similar to local weather resilience, constructing inclusive and sustainable economies, enhancing multilateral cooperation, and bolstering bilateral and regional safety, together with working collectively to assist restore the safety and stability of Haiti for the advantage of its individuals. We’re dedicated to working collectively to advertise gender, racial equality, and inclusion within the hemisphere and strengthen our deep people-to-people ties. We’re dedicated to reaching the sustainable improvement targets (SDGs) and constructing sturdy, resilient, inclusive societies and economies.
Marking the event of our first Summit in Canada, we launch the Canada-CARICOM Strategic Partnership to embed our shut collaboration and cooperation on mutually agreed sectors.
OBJECTIVES
The Canada-CARICOM Strategic Partnership:
Serves as a everlasting joint mechanism for normal dialogue and advert hoc consultations on problems with mutual curiosity, with accountability for preparation, follow-up, and implementation of collective actions, selections, and agreements between Canada and CARICOM.
Fosters the prevailing relationship between Canada and CARICOM via common chief, ministerial, and senior official stage conferences to advance time-bound and agreed-upon roadmaps for motion.
STRUCTURE AND COORDINATION
Normal Coordination and Administration
World Affairs Canada and the CARICOM Secretariat will co-lead the final coordination and administration of the Strategic Partnership. Collaborative partnerships could be cast between competent establishments in Canada and related regional organizations in CARICOM to drive dialogue and implement initiatives.
Construction and Frequency of Conferences
The Canada-CARICOM Strategic Partnership is comprised of standard leader-level engagement to set overarching priorities and pursuits to advance and additional deepen the partnership along with concurrent formal and advert hoc fora:
Canada-CARICOM Overseas Ministers’ Group (CCFMG): meet yearly to advance overarching priorities via substantive discussions on points impacting the Caribbean area and the hemisphere, rising traits, and options to frequent challenges. Based mostly on the agenda and discussions through the CCFMG, Ministers will set annual priorities for officers to information the implementation of a Canada-CARICOM evergreen Roadmap for motion. Overseas Ministers will report back to Leaders via a joint letter from Canada’s Overseas Minister and the Council for Overseas and Group Relations (COFCOR) pro-tempore Chair of CARICOM describing engagement, progress up to now, and collective motion to advance the Strategic Partnership.
Canada-CARICOM Ministerial Conferences: ad-hoc ministerial-level conferences to advance particular thematic priorities, together with Commerce, Growth, Finance, Well being, Setting, Defence, and so on.
Canada-CARICOM Senior Officers’ Dialogue: the annual CCFMG assembly is preceded by the Senior Officers’ Dialogue, which serves as a preparatory assembly for Overseas Ministers’ substantive discussions on topline points and evaluations the progress and implementation of the Canada-CARICOM Roadmap.
Canada-CARICOM Knowledgeable Dialogues: Advert hoc knowledgeable dialogues between related Canadian and CARICOM establishments may very well be established to advance thematic priorities and actions listed within the Canada-CARICOM Roadmap, together with bilateral, regional, and multilateral initiatives. Knowledgeable teams would meet earlier than and after main worldwide summits, together with – however not restricted to – UNGA, the OAS, WHO, the Commonwealth, the G7, and the G20, to deepen coordinated motion on multilateral priorities of democracy, human rights, and the rules-based worldwide order and amplify advocacy for hemispheric challenges. Knowledgeable teams would report on concrete progress on the annual Senior Officers’ Dialogue to make sure efficient and sustainable progress is being made on thematic traces of exercise.
Capability Constructing and Technical Help: to deepen institutional linkages via coaching, information trade, capability constructing, and technical help initiatives, together with contemplating secondments as a type of trade program, the place a CARICOM official is embedded in a federal group and vice-versa within the Secretariat or inside a CARICOM Member State’s group.
Particular ad-hoc conferences may very well be held on the request of Canada or CARICOM.
LAUNCH OF THE CANADA-CARICOM STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP
Underneath the Co-Chairs’ Assertion of the Second Assembly of the Canada-CARICOM Overseas Ministers’ Group, the Canada-CARICOM Strategic Partnership is launched by Leaders on the Canada-CARICOM Summit in Ottawa, 18 October 2023.”
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