Amb. Brown received an update from Mr. Nicolás Bilhoto, Coordinator for Latin America, Caribbean & Postal Sector Modernization at the Universal Postal Union Universal Postal Union on the upcoming visit of the technical team to 🇯🇲 to launch the UPU Project on Digital Transformation

IOM DG Amy Pope briefs GRULAC Ambassadors on her first 100 days in office. Amb. Brown welcomed the IOM's strategic partnerships with the private sector & informed of 🇯🇲's focus on skills and digital transformation, which could be an area for collaboration with IOM - UN Migration 🇺🇳

Thank you to Permanent Mission/Embassy of Jamaica in Geneva & Richard Brown for this excellent screening of #OneLoveMovie #BobMarleyOneLove - great food, company, vibes & a celebration of the global, Caribbean & Jamaican legend that is #BobMarley

The Embassy hosted members of the diplomatic corps, private sector and diaspora of 🇯🇲 yesterday to a private screening of #BobMarleyOneLove It was an evening of family, unity and love - principles that guided the short yet impactful life of the one and only Tuff Gong.

Amb. Brown paid a courtesy call on UN Human Rights High Commissioner Volker Turk Volker Türk earlier this week. Their Excellencies discussed the establishment of the CARICOM subregional OHCHR and the support offered to SIDS in the promotion & protection of their human rights.

Today the Small Island Developing States reps in Geneva got together to welcome DR Amb Jose Sanchez Fung as our new Coordinator & to discuss new UN Trade and Development #SIDS programme & Trust Fund. Permanent Mission of the DR to the WTO & UNCTAD

Cultural diplomacy is a key prong in the Mission's diplomatic outreach. Ambassador Brown met with members of the Swiss based reggae band, Najavibes, to explore collaboration with the Mission for the promotion of reggae music in Geneva, including in schools.

Ambassador Brown Richard Brown paid an introductory courtesy call on UN Trade and Development Secretary General Grynspan Rebeca Grynspan last week.

Amb. Brown paid an introductory courtesy call on Doreen Bogdan-Martin, ITU Secretary General, Doreen Bogdan-Martin last week.

UPU DDG Marjan Osvald welcomed H.E. Richard Brown, Amb. & PR of #Jamaica, to discuss mutual #cooperation & UPU’s #PostalDevelopment activities in support of postal #modernization in Jamaica🇯🇲 📸The visit was marked with a tour of the #UPU150 anniversary philatelic exhibition.

Senator Floyd Morris, member of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), updated Amb. Brown this month on the Committee's work, including the drafting of its General Comment on Article 29 of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

🇯🇲 in its capacity as UNCTAD- GRULAC Coordinator organized a GRULAC Reflection Event in commemoration of UN Trade and Development 60 anniversary under the theme "Reflecting on the Past, Prepare for the Future."

The event included a panel discussion, with the keynote address delivered by @RGryspan Ambassador Brown Richard Brown presented an award to SG Grynspan on behalf of the Group.

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🇯🇲 topped the Super Premium Category at the WTO Joint Rum Initiative to close out the 2024 Public Forum last Friday.🏆🏆 Congrats to Venezeula with whom 🇯🇲 shared the top honour as well as to the winners in other categories

Amb/Permanent Representative of 🇯🇲 Richard Brown, new facilitator of the e-commerce work programme, held the first mtg of the work programme since MC13, on 17 Sept to advance work, taking into account the development considerations of Members.

🇯🇲 will carry the baton forward in ensuring effective AMRO representation at the WHO, particularly during the ongoing Pandemic Treaty Negotiations

🇯🇲 as CARICOM Coordinator in Geneva organised an engagement today between CARICOM Ambassadors in Geneva with key stakeholders from the alcohol industry to receive updates on the sector's concrete actions taken since the HLM on NCDs in 2018.

🇯🇲 joins the int'l community in commemorating World Mental Health Day today (10 Oct). Amb. Brown.

Richard Brown highlighted 🇯🇲's challenges & progress in addressing the disease burden of mental disorders, including the need for more research & financing, World Health Organization (WHO) convened Mental Health Forum