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Welcome to the Gateway to the UN offices in Trinidad & Tobago
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The United Nations System in Trinidad and Tobago is a family of nine offices that collaborate with various stakeholders in order to fulfil respective international, regional, sub-regional and national mandates. One of the System's priority for this Member State is providing support to the Government of the Republic for the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals
[ read more about the MDGs ]
Other priority areas include:
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Human Rights including the Rights of the Child
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Development
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Climate Change
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Gender Issues
IN FOCUS:
Universal PEriodic Review (UPR) -
Trinidad & tobago
1 March 2012 - Trinidad and Tobago received a number of recommendations at its Universal Periodic Review, which examined this member-states status of ratifying and implementing Human Rights Instruments. The recommendations included action in the areas of gender, children, civil policing and rights for the LGBT community.
[ read the UPR ]
What is the UPR?
8 February 2012 - UN report launched at the National Academy of Performing Arts in T&T makes recommendations for reducing Crime in the Caribbean
[ read story]
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What is the United Nations doing in Trinidad & Tobago?
The Unied Nations works at multiple levels in T&T. It is involved with Government and goverment offices, educational institutions, civil society and NGOs.
The areas of work include the Millennium Development Goals, Human Rights, Development, Health and much more.
go to our About Us page to learn more about the individual work of each UN Office in T&T.
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