WASHINGTON, CMC – St. Lucia has assumed the chair of the Inter-American Council for Built-in Improvement (CIDI) of the Group of American States (OAS).
Elizabeth Darius-Clarke, the island’s Everlasting Consultant to the OAS, will stay on this place till December 2024.
At a ceremony on Thursday, she emphasised that “the function of CIDI is vital in guaranteeing that our work inside the OAS stays geared towards sustainable improvement and the elimination of maximum poverty in our Hemisphere.
“As St. Lucia assumes the Chair of CIDI, we wholeheartedly help the prioritization of hemispheric connectivity on this Group,” she added.
The Everlasting Consultant of St. Kitts and Nevis to the OAS and outgoing CIDI chair, Jacinth Henry-Martin, mentioned that, throughout her tenure, “we chosen the theme with the buzzwords: connectivity, expertise, financial resiliency.
“Connectivity and expertise underpin all aspects of our lives, from well being to safety to schooling, each engine of financial development. And so, I say to you. Please proceed to work arduously to make sure that our individuals are given the instruments that they want to have the ability to higher their very own lives and to have the ability to higher the lives of future generations.”
The OAS mentioned the vice chair for the second time period of the 12 months can be exercised by the Everlasting Consultant of Costa Rica, Ambassador Alejandra Solano, who takes over from the outgoing vice chair and Everlasting Consultant of Dominica, Ambassador Steve Ferrol.
The chair of CIDI rotates each six months.
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