2022 Annual Results Report

GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

The United Nation’s (UN) 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, presents a blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future. At its core are the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which are an urgent call for action by all countries, both developed and developing to cooperate in a global partnership. The Caribbean Export Strategic Plan 2021-2024 sets out a transformational agenda for the Caribbean, centred on the development of a resilient private sector, that creates high-value jobs leading to the economic growth of the Region consistent with the SDGs, specifically SDG 1 - No Poverty; SDG 5 – Gender Equality; SDG 8 – Decent Work and Economic Growth; SDG 10 – Reduced Inequalities; SDG 13 – Climate Action and SDG 17 – Partnerships for the Goals. The Agency has been successfully implementing and managing development funds for over 25 years and is in the final year of the implementation of the 11th EDF Regional Private Sector Development Programme. Funded by the European Union to the tune of € 27.5 million, the programme has the overall objective to increase employment creation, inclusiveness - particularly for youth, women, and indigenous groups, and reduce overall poverty in CARIFORUM States.

To complement this programme and move forward towards the Region achieving the SDGs the Agency continues to foster new partnerships with organisations that share our vision for the Region and have similar goals for private sector development.