The Caribbean Community (CARICOM), in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the United Nations system, launched two new regional documents advancing a prevention-oriented and public health approach to crime and violence in the Caribbean during a regional event hosted in May 2026 in Saint Kitts and Nevis, the current Chair of CARICOM.
The CARICOM–UNDP Diagnostic Document provides a regionally grounded analysis of the interconnected drivers of violence, vulnerability, institutional trust, resilience, and human security across the Caribbean. The accompanying Proposed CARICOM–UN Framework for Action outlines practical pathways for strengthening the enabling conditions required for prevention-oriented governance, citizen security, institutional coordination, and long-term resilience-building across governance, justice, health, education, social protection, and community systems. The Framework is also intended to support Member States through regionally coordinated technical cooperation, knowledge exchange, and prevention-oriented capacity strengthening adapted to diverse national realities and priorities.
Together, the documents reflect an emerging regionally owned shift from fragmented and reactive responses toward integrated prevention and security ecosystems grounded in public health, human rights, evidence-informed governance, and long-term resilience-building, while recognising the diverse realities and priorities of Caribbean Member States.