Caribbean Policy Development Centre Competitors

The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), is a regional financial institution. The Bank came into existence for the purpose of contributing to the harmonious economic growth and development of the member countries in the Caribbean and promoting economic cooperation and integration.

The United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) Nigeria mobilizes scientific and technical expertise from academia, civil society, and the private sector to support practical problem solving for sustainable development at local, national, and global scales. The SDSN has been operating since 2012 under the auspices of the UN Secretary‐General. The SDSN is building national and regional networks of knowledge institutions, solution‐focused thematic networks, and the SDG Academy, an online university for sustainable development. For Partnership: Email: nigeria@sdsnyouth.org or sdsnnigera@gmail.com

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM), an intergovernmental organisation established in 1973 by the Treaty of Chaguaramas. There are 15 Members - Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Montserrat, Saint Lucia, St Kitts and Nevis, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago and 8 Associate Members - Anguilla, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Curaçao, French Guiana, Martinique and Turks and Caicos Islands. It is home to approximately sixteen million citizens, 60% of whom are under 30 years old. CARICOM’s work rests on four main pillars: economic integration; foreign policy coordination; human and social development; and security cooperation. The members of CARICOM work together to create a Community that is integrated, inclusive and resilient; driven by knowledge, excellence, innovation and productivity; a Community which is a unified and competitive force in the global arena, where every citizen is secure and has the opportunity to realise his or her potential with guaranteed human rights and social justice, and contributes to, and shares in, its economic, social and cultural prosperity. CARICOM remains one of the best examples of integration in the developing world. The CARICOM Secretariat, the principal administrative organ of the Community, is headquartered in Georgetown, Guyana.