OTTAWA, Canada, CMC – Canada’s Minister of International Development and Minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada, Harjit Sajjan, will make a five-day working visit to Jamaica and Barbados beginning on Monday, his office has announced.

It said that he will visit the Caribbean countries until January 14.

The office said that during his visit, Sajjan will hold discussions with regional officials on shared priorities such as justice, human rights and gender equality, health, including the COVID-19 vaccination campaign, and strengthening health systems for the prevention of future pandemics.

He will visit project sites and meet with key stakeholders to discuss climate resilience and the region’s ability to prepare for and manage natural disasters.

This visit is said to deepen Canada’s commitment to these countries, demonstrate support for local and regional priorities in the Caribbean and increase Minister Sajjan’s role as champion of the United Nations-Commonwealth strategy for Small Island Developing States, the office added.