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Energy Transition, Prevention of Violence High on UN - Government Agenda for 2025

28 January 2025
Caption: Minister of Planning and Development, Pennelope Beckles (front row, centre) and UN Resident Coordinator, Joanna Kazana, (front row, second from right), conclude their first meeting of 2025 with their respective teams.
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On January 27, the UN Resident Coordinator in Trinidad and Tobago, Joanna Kazana, met with Minister of Planning and Development, the Honourable Penelope Beckles-Robinson, at the Ministry of Planning and Development in Port-of-Spain.

They underscored the robust partnership between πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡³ and πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡Ή Government and reviewed cooperation priorities for 2025.  Discussions focused on UN support to:

  •  promote a just and economically viable energy transition, including the preparation of the Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) 3.0 with a new emissions reduction target
  • relevant implementation plans and financing options for NDC 3.0
  •  enhancing data systems for more evidence-based policymaking

The meeting also explored other cooperation priorities, including the UN's readiness to support national partners in addressing violence through creative, whole of society and community-centered approaches, as well as advancing gender equality.

Minister Beckles-Robinson appreciated the UN’s important contribution to national development. Both sides reaffirmed commitment to deepening the transformative partnership for implementation of Trinidad and Tobago's Vision 2030, as well as Agenda 2030 and the Antigua and Barbuda Action Agenda for SIDS.

Written by

Faine Richards

Faine Richards

RCO
Development Coordination Officer (Programme Communications and Advocacy)
 
 
 

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