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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was represented at the Eighth Session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (GPDRR), held in Geneva, Switzerland, from 2nd - 6th June, 2025. The delegation included Ms. Michelle Forbes, Director of the National Emergency Management Organisation (NEMO), and Ms. Janeel Drayton, Counsellor at the Permanent Mission to the United Nations.
A delegation from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is actively participating in the ongoing Sixtieth Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED), convened in Georgetown, Guyana. This critical gathering of regional Ministers and senior trade officials is taking place in a shifting global trade environment, as CARICOM Member States seek to reinforce economic resilience and deepen integration.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade, Consumer Affairs, Regional Integration and the Diaspora Unit extends warm congratulations to the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) as it commemorates its 44th Anniversary on Tuesday, 18th June, 2025.