Caribbean Sub-Regional Coordination Platform
The Sub-regional Platform brings together UN member organisations and various governmental, non-governmental, international and civil society organisations, and other international cooperation bodies.
Objectives
To promote the coordination of the RMRP activities aiming to ensure assistance, integration, and protection of refugees and migrants, and jointly deliver an effective and efficient response to their material needs, in complementarity and reinforcing the country’s government’s response.
Structure
The Caribbean Sub-Regional Platform covers Aruba, Curaçao, Dominican Republic, Guyana, and Trinidad & Tobago. This team works closely with the national co-leads for each country, where standing Refugee and Migrant Working Groups are the main national coordination mechanism.
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INTER-AGENCY COORDINATION |
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| Luísa Cruz | Maria Chiara Massetti | ||
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INFORMATION MANAGEMENT |
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| Shivanand Willie | Heidi Hunter | ||
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REPORTING |
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| Sunita Maharaj | |||
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GBV SUBSECTOR COORDINATION |
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| Titian-Rose Whittle | |||
National Coordinators
| Aruba | Sandra Peña | Hezaker Goze Ozdemir |
| Curaçao | Karen Wouters | Hezaker Goze Ozdemir |
| Dominican Republic | Josue Gastelbondo | Gabriel Godoy |
| Guyana | Eraina Yaw | Henri-Sylvain Yakara |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Jewel Ali | Miriam Aertker |
Caribbean Overview
2023-24 Caribbean RMRP Partners
12 Jan 2023Overview of Caribbean partner organizations in the 2023-2024 RMRP.
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R4V Caribbean Subregional Coordination Platform Structure
13 Dec 2022Organigram showing the coordination structure of the Caribbean R4V Sub-regional Platforms.
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Legal Framework Factsheet - Caribbean
22 Mar 2021Summary of international, regional and national instruments and mechanisms relating to migration and international protection
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2022 RMRP Aruba Factsheet
15 Feb 2022Summary of the situation, planning scenario, and response priorities for the Refugee and Migrant Response Plan for 2022 in Aruba.
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2022 RMRP Curaçao Factsheet
15 Feb 2022Summary of the situation, planning scenario, and response priorities for the Refugee and Migrant Response Plan for 2022 in Curaçao.
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2022 RMRP Dominican Republic Factsheet
15 Feb 2022Summary of the situation, planning scenario, and response priorities for the Refugee and Migrant Response Plan for 2022 in Dominican Republic.
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2022 RMRP Guyana Factsheet
22 Feb 2022Summary of the situation, planning scenario, and response priorities for the Refugee and Migrant Response Plan for 2022 in Guyana.
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2022 RMRP Trinidad & Tobago Factsheet
15 Feb 2022Summary of the situation, planning scenario, and response priorities for the Refugee and Migrant Response Plan for 2022 in Trinidad & Tobago.
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Integration Background Notes - Caribbean
21 May 2021Context and challenges for integration of displaced Venezuelans in the Caribbean
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Health Background Notes - Caribbean
09 Dec 2020Health issues and health care situation for refugees and migrants in the Caribbean R4V context
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Education Sector Background Notes - Caribbean
03 Jun 2021Background notes on education situation and response in the Caribbean R4V context, updated June 2021
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Trafficking in Persons Background Notes - Caribbean
25 Aug 2020Detailed situation and analysis of human trafficking and smuggling in the Caribbean; overview of the R4V response.
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