Caribbean Community Nations (CARICOM)

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• India and CARICOM nations have agreed to work together on global issues such as food and energy security and combating climate change.

CARICOM

• About:
  • It came into being  on 4 July 1973 with the signing of the Treaty of Chaguaramas
  • It is a grouping of   twenty countries: fifteen Member States  and five  Associate Members. 
  • Stretching from The Bahamas in the north to Suriname  and Guyana in South America, CARICOM comprises states that are considered developing countries, and except for Belize, in Central America and Guyana and Suriname in South America, all  Members and Associate Members are island  states.
  • It is home to  approximately sixteen million citizens, 60% of whom are under the age of 30,  and from the main ethnic groups of Indigenous Peoples, Africans, Indians, Europeans, Chinese,  Portuguese and Javanese. 
• Pillars of Integration:

• It promotes and supports a unified Caribbean Community that is inclusive, resilient, competitive; sharing in economic, social and cultural prosperity.

Source:IE