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Drugs and crime remain priority concerns not only for the Caribbean region but the entire international community. That's what Jamaica's representative Ambassador Raymond Wolfe told the General Assembly's Social and Humanitarian committee during general discussion on crime prevention, criminal justice and international drug control.

St. Vincent and the Grenadines describes the US embargo against Cuba as an ill-conceived, illogical and illegal measure

Why is Cuba still the subject of a Cold War embargo when the Cold war itself has long ended? It's a question the representative of St. Vincent and the Grenadines Ambassador Camillo Gonsalves asked as the General Assembly discussed the necessity of ending the economic, financial and commercial embargo against Cuba.

The G'77 and China says every effort should be made to improve women's health, enhance their capacities

Every effort should be made to improve women's health, enhance their capacities, increase their access to resources and opportunities and minimize their vulnerabilities to violence and conflicts.

According to the Group of 77 and China, although advances in achieving gender equality and the empowerment of women, the G'77 and China believes there s insufficient progress toward achieving Millennium Development Goal number 3.

Producer: Donn Bobb

Presenter: Diane Bailey