Ban calls for Caribbean regional action to combat organized crime

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged Caribbean nations to combat organized crime on a regional level and promised United Nations assistance in the fight.

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged Caribbean nations to combat organized crime on a regional level and promised United Nations assistance in the fight.

In a message to the heads of government of the 15-member Caribbean Community (CARICOM) meeting in Frigate Bay, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Mr. Ban said a โ€œchallenge for Caribbean countries is the growing threat posed by organized transnational crime and the proliferation of small arms and light weapons.โ€

โ€œWe must consider this challenge in a regional context, as well as through the prisms of development, human rights, rule of law and security reform,โ€ he said. โ€œThe United Nations system stands ready to work with you on these issues.โ€

He said the region was vital to the work of the United Nations.

โ€œIt is strongly committed to multilateralism and regional integration, and remains at the forefront in tackling global challenges โ€“ from climate change to strengthening democracy to rebuilding after natural disasters,โ€ he said.

โ€œClimate change is yet another urgent and growing threat to development, economic growth, public health and our very security,โ€ he said. โ€œYou have been pioneers in calling attention to the vulnerability of Small Island Developing States (SIDS).โ€

โ€œPlease rest assured that you can count on me to continue the promotion of our common objectives for development, security and human rights for all,โ€ he said.

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