Minister of Foreign Affairs, E P Chet Greene, has been elected Vice President of the fifth United Nations conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDC5) in Doha, Qatar.
Minister Greene, along with a high-level delegation from Antigua and Barbuda, travelled to Doha on a fact-finding mission to facilitate the transfer of knowledge and provide guidance to the country on hosting a similar global conference, the fourth United Nations conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in the summer of 2024, a release said.
Greene noted the necessity to collaborate and partner with the government and people of Qatar as an exemplar of their successful hosting of FIFA World Cup 2022 and their demonstration of strong leadership in hosting LDC5.
The team was afforded the opportunity to engage with the Secretariat of LDC5 and gained behind the scenes experience associated with hosting the international conference.
Coming out of a bilateral meeting with HE Alya Ahmed Saif Al-Thani, Permanent Representative of the state of Qatar to the United Nations, a commitment was made to offer support to the government of Antigua and Barbuda in hosting the fourth SIDS conference.
Minister Greene expressed his profound gratitude to the people and government of Qatar for their continued generosity in providing travel and accommodations to the delegation of Antigua and Barbuda at LDC5 and most importantly for their commitment of support towards the fourth SIDS conference.
The event will bring together world leaders, the private sector, civil society, and youth to generate a holistic approach that will identify challenges and opportunities for the sustainable development of SIDS.
The Antigua and Barbuda delegation also participated in various meetings and key events, the release said.
HE Dr Walton Webson, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Antigua and Barbuda to the UN, led discussions at an event on the development of a Multidimensional Vulnerability Index (MVI) where Prime Minister Browne is currently the Co-Chair of the high-level panel of experts on the development of the MVI.
Tumasie Blair, Deputy Permanent Representative of Antigua and Barbuda to the UN, was elected Rapporteur-General of LDC5 and delivered the report of the conference at its closing.
The other members of the delegation included Karen Cabral, Chief Protocol Officer within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Claxton Duberry, First Secretary at the Permanent Mission of Antigua and Barbuda to the UN; Lance Browne, Consular Officer within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; and Sheila Roseau, Special Adviser for the fourth SIDS conference.
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