United Nations, New York, (June 4, 2025) – The Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis is making its diplomatic mark at the United Nations, capping a powerful week with election to the hub of sustainable development policy making – the United Nations Economic and Social Council. The campaign, announced in April, seeks to level up the Federation’s diplomacy and development policy across the United Nations system. According to the United Nations “ECOSOC brings people and issues together to promote collective action for a sustainable world. At the centre of the UN development system, we conduct cutting-edge analysis, agree on global norms and advocate for progress. Our collective solutions advance sustainable development.”
St. Kitts and Nevis was among eighteen countries elected for the term 2026-2028 which promises to be active as the global community race to inject momentum into the Sustainable Development Goals and the 2030 Agenda. The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is a shared blueprint adopted by all United Nations Member States in 2015. It aims to secure the rights and well-being of everyone on a healthy, thriving planet through 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Prime Minister Hon. Dr. Terrance M. Drew welcomed the election, which St. Kitts and Nevis secured with 180 votes, and championed a more active leadership role by stating, “ I extend congratulations to Foreign Minister The Right Hon. Dr. Denzil Douglas, The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Mutryce Williams, Elections Officer Minister Counselor Eustace T. Wallace, and the entire team at the Permanent Mission of St. Kitts and Nevis to the United Nations for their strategic foresight and yeoman effort in advancing this candidature to put St. Kitts and Nevis in the arena of debate, decision making, and positive change as we craft partnerships for impact across the United Nations and with our diplomatic and development partners.”
Foreign Minister The Right Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas expressed, “full confidence in the value that St. Kitts and Nevis and this government will bring to its membership of this critical UN organ. We, in St. Kitts and Nevis, have a clear vision and the United Nations is at the heart of our multilateral action as we scale up and secure new partnerships for a new era of diplomacy.”
Her Excellency Dr. Mutryce Williams underscored, “the determination and strategic thought that underpinned the candidature and reminded that an elevated voice at the UN brings with it direct benefits for the people of St. Kitts and Nevis.” She further assured “as we prepare to celebrate 42 years of Independence, this election has special meaning for it illustrates a nation on the move, a nation that has a story to tell the world and a nation confident to assume leadership no matter how grand the stage.”
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