(agenda item 5)

Discussion between representatives of associate members of the Commission and  the Committee on the unique challenges the former continue to face. The  Committee will be invited to discuss a strategic approach for more effective  advocacy within the United Nations system on behalf of these countries  (60 minutes) 

Panel discussion 
Moderator: Alva Baptiste, Minister for External Affairs, International Trade,  Civil Aviation and Diaspora Affairs of Saint Lucia

Panellists: 

• Jocelyne Croes, Director of the Department of Foreign Affairs of Aruba 
• Eliezer Benito Wheatley, Special Envoy of the Premier, British Virgin Islands 
• Jean-Yves Lacascade, External Relations and Territorial Diplomatic Advisor  of Martinique 
• Joseph E. Farrell, Premier of Montserrat