Guyana launches UNDP Caribbean Human Development Report

Minister of Finance Winston Jordan (second from right) receives the CHD Report from UN Resident Coordinator Mikiko Tanaka while UNDP Regional Advisor Kenroy Roach and Deputy Vice Chancellor of the UG Dr Barbara Reynolds look on (GINA photo)

A sustainable economic base is needed for the development of Guyana and the wider Caribbean Minister of Finance Winston Jordan says, according to GINA.

The Minister was giving the feature address yesterday at the launch of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Caribbean Human Development Report (CHDR) at the University of Guyana’s Education Lecture Theatre, Turkeyen.

Minister of Finance Winston Jordan (second from right) receives the CHD Report from UN Resident Coordinator Mikiko Tanaka while UNDP Regional Advisor Kenroy Roach and Deputy Vice Chancellor of the UG Dr Barbara Reynolds look on (GINA photo)
Minister of Finance Winston Jordan (second from right) receives the CHD Report from UN Resident Coordinator Mikiko Tanaka while UNDP Regional Advisor Kenroy Roach and Deputy Vice Chancellor of the UG Dr Barbara Reynolds look on (GINA photo)

The first of its kind, the Caribbean Human Development Report titled ‘multidimensional progress: human resilience beyond income’ sought to address the vulnerabilities and key strengths of Caribbean countries.

The CHDR found, among other things, that there was sluggish economic growth across the Caribbean, GINA said. Also, there is increasing human vulnerability in the Caribbean particularly among women, youth and the elderly.

“There is need for comprehensive policies which must be developed and institutionalised to protect populations suffering from discrimination and historical exclusions. In the final analysis a sustainable economic base is what is needed if development is to take place,” Jordan stated.