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Contact:
Chris Satney
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Resident British High Commissioner Kevin
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Friday, May 13, 2005 - Saint Lucia and the wider Caribbean region have
been assured continued support from the British Government in alleviating
poverty in their countries. This pronouncement was recently made by Resident
British High Commissioner to St. Lucia Mr. Kelvin Green.
The British Government is currently involved in a number of programmes within
the region, which the newly installed Resident British High Commissioner says
usually go unnoticed. Mr. Green says the British Government through the
Department for International Development (DFID) is very committed to the
achievements of internationally agreed United Nations Millennium Development
Goals which includes the reduction by 2015 the proportion of people suffering
from hunger.
“DFID’s current strategy emphasises working with and through regional
institutions as well as with other donors, in order to address the development
issues in the region. Programmes in the region are focused on three broad themes
– first economic management and public service delivery - Second, trade
competitiveness and economic integration and thirdly HIV/AIDS, crime and
violence,” Mr. Green said.
Mr Green says Britain is also hoping to strengthen the Caribbean Centre for
Development Administration in order to enable it to deliver demand led technical
support to public administrations in the region. He says the UK is also giving
support to the Regional Negotiating Machinery and the regional HIV/AIDS
programme.
“We want to encourage private sector participation in HIV/AIDS and address the
important areas of stigma and discrimination against those who are suffering
from HIV, Mr Green said.
The British Government recently provided technical support for a horticultural
income generating project of the Cornerstone Humanitarian Centre located at
Vigie. The project which also involved the construction of a female dormitory
was funded by the Poverty reduction fund to the tune of some $240, 000.
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