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Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett
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Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett
“…this inequitable classification is based on one metric, Gross Domestic
Product (GDP) per capita, a flawed assumption that cannot be a sound measure of
development. It utterly ignores the susceptibility to external economic shocks,
the debt situation, and several other vulnerabilities and peculiarities of our
small economies.”
She said that countries in the Caribbean Region are still reeling from the
shocks of the global financial crisis, which has been exacerbated by the
arbitrary classification based on GDP per capita alone. “We in the Caribbean,
for the most part, are still in global economic crisis mode, reeling from its
continuing severe impact on our economies. There is little reason for us to be
optimistic in the immediate and short term. The external resource flows,
private and official, on which our economies rely to stimulate growth continue
to dwindle,” Rodrigues-Birkett said.
Minister Rodrigues-Birkett also underscored the importance of partnerships with
nations like the United Kingdom. “We are, however, counting on our
long-standing friends and international development partners, including the
United Kingdom, to better understand our present situation and the many
constraints that impede our best efforts, and to highlight these realities on
our behalf in the European Union and in the international decision-making fora,
such as the G20, where our voices are not heard and our realities perceived as
insignificant, and thus marginalised.
LA GUAYANA ESEQUIBA
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Tomado de.
19 junio, 2014
Guyana urges review of basis by which countries are
classified : - at Eighth UK-Caribbean Forum
FOREIGN Affairs Minister, Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett has
called for a review of the basis by which countries are classified, and by
which they are graded as low-income or middle-income countries.
At the Eighth United Kingdom (UK)-Caribbean Forum, in London
on Monday, she spoke on behalf of Caribbean States represented at the forum and
said: “Our classification as Middle Income Countries and the resulting
imposition of ‘differentiation’ and ‘graduation’ impede access to concessionary
funding.
Minister Rodrigues-Birkett suggested that an alternative
metric must be considered, one that takes into account resilience and
vulnerability in the context of Caribbean nations’ sustainable development.
COMPLEX GLOBAL CLIMATE
She referred to the added challenge of battling natural
disasters, and made it clear that, unlike in the United Kingdom, it is not a
localised occurrence with “circumscribed” effects, but a devastating national
event which wipes out significant percentages of countries’ GDP.
Minister Rodrigues-Birkett said, “Instead of going forward,
we are constantly rebuilding and replacing lost infrastructure, which no doubt
has contributed to the high debt situation in several small Caribbean
countries.
“In addition”, she said, “the increasing frequency and
severity of climactic events, along with the deepening threats to our security
from the mounting illicit trafficking in drugs and small arms through our
Region; as well as the growing incidence of health pandemics, further burden
our attempts at economic resilience.”
The Guyanese Foreign Minister opined that there is a danger
of gains made by Caribbean nations being reversed because of the prevailing
state of affairs. “Indeed, many of our countries — notwithstanding the
challenges we encounter — are set to meet several of the MDGs by the 2015 deadline….We
are, however, worried that these gains may be reversed if the current trends
continue,” she stressed.
Minister Rodrigues-Birkett added that Caribbean nations are
not “throwing their hands up” in despair, but are taking steps to address the
difficult economic challenges.
“I must indicate that we are taking steps to address the
difficult economic situations in which we find ourselves, undertaking the
required structural reforms and applying the bitter fiscal medicine necessary
despite their potential unpleasant political side effects.”
PARTNERSHIPS IMPORTANT
“We are only asking that the method used to classify us be
amended accordingly,” she said, adding: “We meet at a time of increasing complexity
in the global political and economic environment, with profound systemic
changes taking place. This evolving political and economic environment is at
the same time particularly unfavourable to the small developing economies of
the Caribbean. The developed countries like yours can speak of a post-crisis
economic recovery, though it remains weak.”
Rodrigues-Birkett also pointed out that Caribbean States are
interested in building stronger partnerships for prosperity, with emphasis
being placed on energy security, the enhancing of skills, and education levels
that redound to the benefit of youth employability and of our economic
development; and on crime and security, which are increasingly impinging on our
economic and social development.
Additionally, the minister referred to the fact that the
ambitious Action Plan, including some 31 points, which was agreed to at the
Seventh UK-Caribbean Forum, has seen “few tangible” results; and she stressed
the need for actions that are focused, actionable and measurable in order to
make good on the promise of the forum as a vehicle for cooperation.
The minister said, “The fact that we are gathered today for
our Eighth Forum testifies to the long-standing relations between our Caribbean
countries and the United Kingdom.
“For us in the Caribbean, it underlines our collective desire
to enhance this relationship and deepen our levels of cooperation.
“This forum provides an excellent opportunity for the
Caribbean and the UK to engage in productive discussions towards reaching
agreement on concrete measures that will contribute to improving the quality of
life of our citizens. It is an opportunity that we should grasp with both
hands.”
Along with Guyana’s Foreign Affairs Minister, the Foreign
Ministers of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Foreign Secretary of the
United Kingdom (UK) were engaged in the Eighth UK-Caribbean Forum, which ended
on Tuesday.
2005 La Guayana Esequiba
– Zona en Reclamación. Instituto Geográfico Simón Bolívar Primera Edición
Nota del editor del blog:
Al referenciarse a la República Cooperativa de Guyana se deben de tener
en cuenta los 159.500Km2, de territorios ubicados al oeste del río Esequibo
conocidos con el nombre de Guayana Esequiba o Zona en Reclamación sujetos al
Acuerdo de Ginebra del 17 de febrero de 1966.
Territorios estos sobre los cuales el Gobierno Venezolano en
representación de la Nación venezolana se reservo sus derechos sobre los
territorios de la Guayana Esequiba en su nota del 26 de mayo de 1966 al
reconocerse al nuevo Estado de Guyana:
“...por lo tanto, Venezuela reconoce como territorio del nuevo Estado,
el que se sitúa al este de la margen derecha del río Esequibo y reitera ante la
comunidad internacional, que se reserva expresamente sus derechos de soberanía
territorial sobre la zona que se encuentra en la margen izquierda del precitado
río; en consecuencia, el territorio de la Guayana Esequiba sobre el cual
Venezuela se reserva expresamente sus derechos soberanos, limita al Este con el
nuevo Estado de Guyana, a través de la línea del río Esequibo, tomando éste
desde su nacimiento hasta su desembocadura en el Océano Atlántico...”
LA GUAYANA ESEQUIBA
Terminología sobre cómo referenciar la Zona en
Reclamación-Guayana Esequiba.
Mapa que señala el Espacio de Soberanía Marítima Venezolana que se reserva,
como Mar Territorial mediante el Decreto
Presidencial No 1152 del 09 de Julio de 1968
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