caricom
Caribbean Community
President: Valeria Oropeza Pérez
Chair: Eliu Nicolás Guajardo Vega, Antonia Camila Lomelí Lomelí, Diego Moreno Frías, Regina Hernández Caballero y Sofía Fernanda Maldonado Magaña
Topic A) Measures to reduce youth unemployment in Barbados, Guyana, and Saint Lucia through regional access to education and technical training programs, addressing economic inequality and limited workforce opportunities.
Topic B) Regional cooperation to address the activities of organized criminal networks involved in the trafficking of illegal firearms affecting Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, and Haiti, with emphasis on cross-border coordination and information sharing.
Background and Faculties
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is an association formed by 21 nations: 15 Member States that are; Antigua and Barbuda, Commonwealth of the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Commonwealth of Dominica, Grenada, Cooperative Republic of Guyana, Republic of Haiti, Jamaica, Montserrat, Saint Lucia, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Republic of Suriname, Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, and 6 Associate Members. Together, these countries are home to approximately 16 million citizens who mainly belong to different ethnic groups, including Indigenous Peoples, Africans, Indians, Europeans, Chinese, Portuguese, and Javanese. This association promotes regional integration among its Member States through economic, political, social, and security cooperation, aiming to improve living and working standards. These efforts aim to ensure that citizens are safe, enjoy human rights and social justice, and have the opportunity to reach their full potential. CARICOM came into being on 4th July 1973, with the signing of the Treaty of Chaguaramas by Barbados, the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, Jamaica, and the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. The community rests on four main pillars: economic integration, foreign policy coordination, human and social development, and security.
The Caribbean Community works through a regional institutional structure that allows the joint coordination of efforts among its Member States. Under this framework, the committee is authorized to:
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Establish regional guidelines for security cooperation, aimed at preventing and reducing organized crime and armed violence within the Caribbean region;
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Encourage the creation and support of regional programs and institutions including those related to education, training, and information exchange, as deemed necessary to advance the objectives of the Community;
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Promote dialogue, information sharing, and institutional collaboration between national authorities, regional bodies, and specialized agencies to address transnational challenges affecting the Caribbean region;
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Facilitate cooperation and partnerships with nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and specialized institutions to support regional initiatives.