Press Release

Minister Johnson Smith welcomes UNCT members

27 July 2016

  • Members of UNCT Jamaica paid a courtesy call on the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, at her office in Kingston.

The members of UNCT Jamaica, paid a courtesy call on 26 July, 2016, on the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, at her office in Kingston. Other staff members from the Ministry also greeted the UNCT representatives who shared their Sustainable Development projects and programmes with the Minister and her team.

The visiting UNCT members included:

  • Mr. Bruno Pouezat, UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative
  • Mr. Mark Connolly, UNICEF Representative
  • Dr. Noreen Jack, PAHO/WHO Representative
  • Ms. Katherine Grigsby, UNESCO Director and Representative
  • Mr. Vincent Sweeney, Head, UNEP Caribbean Sub Regional Office
  • Dr. Elsie Laurence-Chounoune, UNDP Deputy Resident Representative
  • Dr. Nkhensani Mathabathe, UNAIDS Officer-in-Charge
  • Ms. Siti Batoul Oussein, UNFPA Officer-in-Charge
  • Dr. Birgit Gerstenberg, Senior Human Rights Advisor
  • Ms. Keisha Livermore, IOM Head of Office
Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith with Bruno Pouezat, RC
Caption: Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith with Bruno Pouezat, RC
Photo: © UNRCO
Jomain McKenzie, Programme, Communications & Advocacy

Jomain McKenzie

RCO
Programme Communications & Advocacy Officer

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Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS
UNDP
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UNESCO
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UNFPA
United Nations Population Fund
WHO
World Health Organization

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