Caribbean vulnerable communities worried over Caricom definition

Dr. John Waters

The Caribbean Vulnerable Com-munities Coalition (CVC) is concerned that Caricom is seeking to operationalise a definition of ‘vulnerable populations’ which excludes men who have sex with men, sex workers, people who use drugs, at-risk youth and prison populations.

Caricom is seeking to use the definition in the Non-State Actor (NSA) component of the CARIFORUM 10th European Development Fund (EDF), the CVC said.

Speaking at a media engagement on the matter held at the Moray House Trust on Friday afternoon, Dr. John Waters, Co-Chair of CVC said there is a need to look at ways of protecting groups that have