This unprecedented summit obliges all of us to focus on a grave and increasing challenge to Jamaica, the Caribbean region and the entire global community. It is clear that the global burden and attendant threat of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) constitute one of the major challenges to development…
My delegation joins others in congratulating you, Mr. President, on presiding over this important High-level Meeting. I also commend Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for his initiative in convening this Meeting to review global progress achieved on our earlier commitments with regard to HIV and AIDS.
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Let me, at the outset, align myself with the statement made by the representative of Antigua and Barbuda on behalf of the G-77 and China, as well as that made by His Excellency Mr. Denzil Douglas, Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis. My statement will focus on Jamaica’s efforts to implement the …