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- 1Cabo Verde links skills training to jobs using data and finance▼How Cabo Verde uses data and financing to turn skills training into jobs
A World Bank blog post describes how Cabo Verde is using data and financing to make skills training programmes lead more directly into employment. The piece highlights the West African island nation's efforts to align vocational training with labour market needs so graduates actually find work. It is drawing attention as an example of how small developing states can match education investment to job creation.
- 2Caribbean launches new health and climate action plan indicators▼Caribbean Action Plan on Health and Climate Change 2026–2031: Indicator descriptors
The Pan American Health Organization has published indicator descriptors for the Caribbean Action Plan on Health and Climate Change 2026–2031, a regional framework guiding how Caribbean countries track the health impacts of climate change and their responses over the next five years. The document sets out measurable benchmarks for the plan, which covers small island developing states facing hurricanes, heat, and disease risks.
- 3Barbados PM challenges UN Security Council veto powers at UNGA●AFRICA BARBADOS PRIME MINISTER SILENCE VETO POWERS AT UNITED NATIONS IN NEW CITY BRIDGETOWN #UNGA
Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley addressed the United Nations General Assembly, taking aim at the veto powers held by the permanent members of the Security Council. She argued the veto silences much of the world, particularly African nations and small island developing states, and called for reform of the UN's decision-making structures. The speech has drawn wide attention for its criticism of the current global order.