SKN Leads CARICOM Charge for Women’s Rights at UN

Big stage, big message. St Kitts and Nevis stood tall this week, delivering a powerful statement on behalf of CARICOM at the UN — and the focus was clear: women and girls must be at the centre of sustainable development, not left on the sidelines.

Marking 30 years since the Beijing Declaration, the speech pulled no punches. The promises of 1995? Too many broken. Inequality still rampant. Data still damning. Women worldwide earn 20% less for equal work, carry 2.5 times more unpaid labour, and hold less than 30% of leadership roles.

But SKN and CARICOM made the message plain: in small islands like ours, women are the backbone of families, communities, and entire nations. Without them, nothing turns.

The Federation also highlighted its own leadership, reminding the world that CARICOM boasts three female Heads of Government — progress, yes, but still far to go. And SKN wasn’t just talking: it flagged its role in co-leading with Ireland on a UN resolution to revitalise the Commission on the Status of Women, pushing intention into real action.

The call was direct:
👉 More international financing that accounts for the needs of women and girls
👉 Gender-responsive climate action
👉 Education and digital systems built with equality at the core

The closer? CARICOM recommits to empowering women through law, policy, and resources — because another 30 years of delay is not an option.

Run Di Chat take: SKN didn’t just speak, it led. And on issues like this, leadership means demanding results, not lip service.