The brand new United Nations Resident Coordinator for Barbados and the Jap Caribbean, Simon Springett, is at the moment within the Commonwealth of Dominica to current his credentials forward of key conferences with Authorities and nationwide officers.
On Friday Springett formally introduced his credentials and met with Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit, forward of courtesy calls with Dominica’s President Sylvanie Burton, and a number of other different senior Authorities Ministers.
Prime Minster Skerrit who expressed gratitude for the collective assist obtained from the UN Improvement System up to now, pledged to proceed working to strengthen their partnership in coming years, noting that he was additionally “trying ahead to establishing the UN Widespread Premises”, which is anticipated to increase UN cooperation and joint assist in Dominica.
In the meantime, the brand new UN Head additionally gave assurances of continued UN partnership and enlargement of assist to cowl current gaps. He added: “I’m honoured to be right here in Dominica, the attractive Nature Isle, and to pledge my dedication, together with the UN Crew, to supporting the Authorities in constructing resilience, and additional advancing the Sustainable Improvement Targets.”
Throughout his go to, Springett additionally met with the Minister for the Surroundings, Rural Modernisation, Kalinago Upliftment and Constituency Empowerment, Cozier Frederick, and visited the Kalinago Territory, the place he benefitted from a short historic tour of the Kalinago Barana Auté (Village by the Sea).
The Mission additionally included conferences with the Minister for Finance, Financial Improvement, Local weather Resilience and Social Safety – Dr. Irving McIntyre; Minister for Nationwide Safety and Authorized Affairs – Rayburn Blackmoore; Nationwide Catastrophe Coordinator, Workplace of Catastrophe Administration – Fitzroy Pascal; Commissioner of Police – Davidson Valerie and the UN Multi-Nation Sustainable Improvement Cooperation Framework (MSDCF) Focal Level, Dr. Adis King, amongst different officers, and with UN workers in Dominica.
On June 1, Springett was appointed by UN Secretary-Common, António Guterres, because the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Barbados and the Jap Caribbean, with the approval of the host Governments. A nationwide of the US, he brings his distinguished 25-year profession in worldwide growth to this vital position, having most not too long ago served because the UN Resident Coordinator in Moldova since 2019, main the UN’s efforts in that nation.
Because the highest-ranking official of the UN growth system within the Jap Caribbean, Springett will lead the UN Sub-regional Crew (UNST) throughout 10 nations and territories. He’ll champion the UN’s mandates and advocate for the supply of the MSDCF in shut collaboration with nationwide governments and regional establishments. A key focus will likely be strengthening cooperation and effectiveness of UN operational actions all through the area.
Within the coming weeks, the brand new Resident Coordinator is anticipated to current his credentials to different Member States in his space of duty.
