$1.5 BILLION IN RECOVERY FUNDING AND IN-KIND SERVICES PLEDGED AT HURRICANE DORIAN CONFERENCE IN THE BAHAMAS

The Secretary-General’s Representative at the Pledging Conference Glenda Itiaba (right) and CARICOM’s Permanent Observer at the UN Missouri Sherman-Peter (2nd right) are joined in this photo by UNDP Representative for The Bahamas Ken Roach and UNDP Regional Representative (for Jamaica, Belize, Bermuda, The Bahamas, and Turks and Caicos) Denise Antonio

NASSAU, Bahamas — Governments, NGOs, multilateral institutions, companies and individuals pledged $1.5 billion in recovery funding and in-kind services on Monday at the Hurricane Dorian Private Sector Pledging Conference in The Bahamas.

The pledging section of the conference occurred during the afternoon session. It was chaired by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance the Hon. Peter Turnquest.

**Bahamas Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis addressing the Hurricane Dorian pledging conference**.

The pledges included initiatives in homebuilding and repair; educational assistance; renewable energy partnerships; relief aid; grants; direct assistance to storm victims; parks restoration; loans and financing.

“These pledges are an important step in the ongoing reconstruction and rebuilding of areas affected by Hurricane Dorian, so that we may rebuild stronger and with more resilience,” said Prime Minister the Most Hon. Dr. Hubert Minnis. “We are grateful to domestic and international partners, including foreign governments. We look forward to other possible contributions to help in our recovery efforts.”

As a follow up to the conference, the UNDP and the Government will issue a detailed account of the commitments made disaggregated by sectors and stakeholders. See full story in CARICOM TODAY in BAHAMAS CHRONICLE at https://today.caricom.org/2020/01/14/1-5-billion-in-recovery-funding-and-in-kind-services-pledged-at-hurricane-dorian-conference/?fbclid=IwAR1KGDn2TFQX3l1kMsV-mldO0uAXsUEwqTSwtiOoBJVT2k9uIPqiaPRuGG8