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The Council for Human and Social Development
(COHSOD)
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The Council for Human and Social Development shall consist of Ministers
designated by the Member States. Each Member State shall be entitled
to designate alternates to represent it on COHSOD.
2. Subject to the
provisions of Article 12 (Functions and Powers of the Conference) of
the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas establishing the
Caribbean Community including the CARICOM Single Market and Economy
, COHSOD shall be responsible for the promotion of human and social
development in the Community. In particular, COHSOD shall:
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(a) promote the improvement of health, including the development
and organisation of efficient and affordable health services
in the Community;
(b) promote the development of education through the efficient
organisation of educational and training facilities in the Community,
including elementary and advanced vocational training and technical
facilities;
(c) promote and develop co-ordinated policies and programmes
to improve the living and working conditions of workers and take
appropriate measures to facilitate the organisation and development
of harmonious labour and industrial relations in the Community;
(d) establish policies and programmes to promote the development
of youth and women in the Community with a view to encouraging
and enhancing their participation in social, cultural, political
and economic activities;
(e) promote and establish programmes for the development of
culture and sports in the Community;
(f) promote the development of special focus programmes supportive
of the establishment and maintenance of a healthy human environment
in the Community, and
(g) undertake any additional functions remitted to it by the
Conference, arising under this Treaty.
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3. Without prejudice to the requirements of any other provision of
the Revised Treaty, COHSOD shall promote co-operation among the Member
States in the areas set out in the schedule to the Revised Treaty in
furtherance of the objectives set out in Article 5 of the Revised Treaty.
To read more about the Council for Human and Social
Development, please goto:
Rules of Procedure of the Council for Human and Social Development
Meetings of the
Council for Human and Social Development
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