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.

Diagram showing structure of the Caribbean Sub-regional Coordination Platform

INTER-AGENCY COORDINATION
Janine Hutchison

jhutchison@iom.int

 Miriam Aertker

aertker@unhcr.org

 

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
Shivanand Willie

swillie@iom.int

 Brett Lucas

lucas@unhcr.org

REPORTING
Sunita Maharaj

smaharajland@iom.int

  

GBV SUBSECTOR COORDINATION
Titian-Rose Whittle

whittle@unfpa.org

National Coordinators

Aruba Alena Sondra Samanez

ssamanez@iom.int

 Irene Van Rij

vanrij@unhcr.org
Curaçao Karen Wouters

kwouters@iom.int

 Irene Van Rij

vanrij@unhcr.org
Dominican Republic Josue Gastelbondo

jgastelbondo@iom.int

 Gabriel Godoy

godoy@unhcr.org
Guyana Eraina Yaw

eyaw@iom.int

 Henri-Sylvain Yakara

yakara@unhcr.org
Trinidad and Tobago Jewel Ali

jali@iom.int

 Miriam Aertker

aertker@unhcr.org

Caribbean Overview

One pager
RMRP 2023-2024 Caribbean 2-Pager
27 Nov 2022

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Dashboard/Infographic, Factsheet
2023-24 Caribbean RMRP Partners
12 Jan 2023

Overview of Caribbean partner organizations in the 2023-2024 RMRP.

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Dashboard/Infographic
R4V Caribbean Subregional Coordination Platform Structure
13 Dec 2022

Organigram showing the coordination structure of the Caribbean R4V Sub-regional Platforms.

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Factsheet
Legal Framework Factsheet - Caribbean
22 Mar 2021

Summary of international, regional and national instruments and mechanisms relating to migration and international protection

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Country Factsheets

Factsheet
RMRP 2024 Aruba
12 Mar 2024

Summary of the context and response in the Aruba national RMRP.

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Factsheet
RMRP 2024 Curaçao
12 Mar 2024

Summary of the context and response in the Curaçao national RMRP.

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Data and statistics
RMRP 2024 Dominican Republic
21 Mar 2024

Summary of the context and response in the Dominican Republic national RMRP.

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Data and statistics
RMRP 2024 Guyana
21 Mar 2024

Summary of the context and response in the Guyana national RMRP.

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Factsheet
RMRP 2024 Trinidad and Tobago
05 Mar 2024

Summary of the context and response for the national RMRP in Trinidad and Tobago

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Sector Background Notes

Factsheet
Integration Sector Background Note - Caribbean October 2023
31 Oct 2023

Context and challenges for integration of displaced Venezuelans in the Caribbean

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Factsheet
Health Background Notes - Caribbean
09 Dec 2020

Health issues and health care situation for refugees and migrants in the Caribbean R4V context

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Factsheet
Education Sector Background Notes - Caribbean June 2021
03 Jun 2021

Background notes on education situation and response in the Caribbean R4V context, updated June 2021

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Factsheet
Trafficking in Persons Background Notes - Caribbean
25 Aug 2020

Detailed situation and analysis of human trafficking and smuggling in the Caribbean; overview of the R4V response.

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