Caribbean Sub-Regional Coordination Platform

The Sub-regional Platform brings together UN member organisations and various governmental, non-governmental, international and civil society organisations, and other international cooperation bodies.

Objectives

To promote the coordination of the RMRP activities aiming to ensure assistance, integration, and protection of refugees and migrants, and jointly deliver an effective and efficient response to their material needs, in complementarity and reinforcing the country’s government’s response.

Structure

The Caribbean Sub-Regional Platform covers Aruba, Curaçao, Dominican Republic, Guyana, and Trinidad & Tobago. This team works closely with the national co-leads for each country, where standing Refugee and Migrant Working Groups are the main national coordination mechanism.

Diagram showing structure of the Caribbean Sub-regional Coordination Platform

INTER-AGENCY COORDINATION

  

Janine Hutchison

jhutchison@iom.int

Alejandra Gaviria

gaviriar@unhcr.org

 

  

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT

  
 

Brett Lucas

lucas@unhcr.org

  

REPORTING

  

Sunita Maharaj

smaharajland@iom.int

   

GBV SUBSECTOR COORDINATION

Titian-Rose Whittle

whittle@unfpa.org

  

National Coordinators

Aruba

Alena Sondra Samanez

ssamanez@iom.int

Irene Van Rij

vanrij@unhcr.org

Curaçao

Karen Wouters

kwouters@iom.int

Irene Van Rij

vanrij@unhcr.org

Dominican Republic

Alba Goycoechea

agoycoechea@iom.int

Pablo Vizcaino

vizcaino@unhcr.org

Guyana

Eraina Yaw

eyaw@iom.int

Adriana Negry Leite Do Egito

negry@unhcr.org

Trinidad and Tobago

Kandy Serrant

kserrant@iom.int

Amanada Solano Badilla

solano@unhcr.org

Caribbean Overview

Report
RMRP 2024 Caribbean Chapter
27 Aug 2024

2024 Refugee and Migrant plan for the Caribbean

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Dashboard/Infographic, Factsheet
2023-24 Caribbean RMRP Partners
12 Jan 2023

Overview of Caribbean partner organizations in the 2023-2024 RMRP.

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Report
Situation Report - Caribbean (March - April 2024)
26 Jul 2024

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Factsheet
Legal Framework Factsheet - Caribbean (2023)
21 Dec 2023

Summary of international, regional and national instruments and mechanisms relating to migration and international protection

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Country Factsheets

Factsheet
RMRP 2025-26 Aruba
27 Jan 2025

Summary of the context and response in the Aruba national RMRP 2025-26.

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Factsheet
RMRP 2025-26 Curaçao
27 Jan 2025

Summary of the context and response in the Curaçao national RMRP 2025-26.

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Factsheet
RMRP 2025-26 Dominican Republic
27 Jan 2025

Summary of the context and response in the Dominican Republic national RMRP 2025-26.

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Factsheet
RMRP 2025-26 Guyana
27 Jan 2025

Summary of the context and response in the Guyana national RMRP 2025-26.

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Factsheet
RMRP 2025-26 Trinidad and Tobago
27 Jan 2025

Summary of the context and response in the Trinidad and Tobago national RMRP 2025-26.

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Sector Background Notes

Factsheet
Integration Sector Background Note - Caribbean October 2023
31 Oct 2023

Context and challenges for integration of displaced Venezuelans in the Caribbean

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Factsheet
Legal Framework Factsheet - Caribbean (2023)
21 Dec 2023

Summary of international, regional and national instruments and mechanisms relating to migration and international protection

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Factsheet
Education Sector Background Notes - Caribbean July 2023
06 Jul 2023

Background notes on education situation and response in the Caribbean R4V context, updated July 2023

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Factsheet
Trafficking in Persons Background Notes - Caribbean
25 Aug 2020

Detailed situation and analysis of human trafficking and smuggling in the Caribbean; overview of the R4V response.

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Factsheet
Health Background Notes - Caribbean
09 Dec 2020

Health issues and health care situation for refugees and migrants in the Caribbean R4V context

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