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DTSTART:20251113T080000Z
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TRANSP:OPAQUE
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LOCATION:Online\, 
SUMMARY:5th Meeting of the Steering Committee: Strengthening Capacity for E
 vidence-Based Policymaking and Economic Resilience in CARICOM
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:The 5th Steering Committee meeting convened to review progress 
 under the CARICOM capacity-building project and to prepare for the next ph
 ase of implementation. The session opened with welcoming remarks\, followe
 d by a review of follow-up actions from the previous (4th) Steering Commit
 tee meeting held in April 2025. Members assessed completed activities\, ou
 tstanding items\, and key lessons relevant for upcoming work.A major focus
  of the meeting was the status of country engagement. Updates were present
 ed on ongoing collaboration with Grenada\, Dominica\, Saint Lucia\, and Sa
 int Kitts and Nevis\, covering both statistical and policy components of t
 he project. This included progress on data collection efforts\, survey res
 ponses\, and coordination with national counterparts. The OECS also provid
 ed an update on liaison activities and logistical arrangements that suppor
 t broader regional implementation.The Committee then examined plans for up
 coming fact-finding and advisory missions scheduled for January–April 20
 26.&lt\;p&gt\;The &lt\;strong&gt\;5th Steering Committee &lt\;/strong&gt\;
 meeting convened to review progress under the CARICOM capacity-building pr
 oject and to prepare for the next phase of implementation. The session ope
 ned with welcoming remarks\, followed by a review of follow-up actions fro
 m the previous (4th) Steering Committee meeting held in April 2025. Member
 s assessed completed activities\, outstanding items\, and key lessons rele
 vant for upcoming work.&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;A major focus of the meeting
  was the status of country engagement. Updates were presented on ongoing c
 ollaboration with Grenada\, Dominica\, Saint Lucia\, and Saint Kitts and N
 evis\, covering both statistical and policy components of the project. Thi
 s included progress on data collection efforts\, survey responses\, and co
 ordination with national counterparts. The OECS also provided an update on
  liaison activities and logistical arrangements that support broader regio
 nal implementation.&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;The Committee then examined plan
 s for upcoming fact-finding and advisory missions scheduled for January–
 April 2026.&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/
 meeting/5th-meeting-steering-committee-strengthening-capacity-evidence-bas
 ed-policymaking-and
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