News January 26 2026 by Sashana Small/Staff Reporter

UNDP eyes changes for the future

Updated January 26 2026 5 min read

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Dr Kishan Khoday, UNDP resident representative for The Bahamas, Belize, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Jamaica, Turks & Caicos, speaking in an interview with The Gleaner’s Sashana Small last Friday.
Kishan Khoday, the UNDP’s resident representative for The Bahamas, Belize, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Jamaica, Turks & Caicos.
Ambassador Dale Webber (right), special envoy for climate change, environment, ocean and blue economy, speaks with (from left) Omar Alcock, Climate Change Division of the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation; and Khoday at Jamaica’s National COP30 Consultation, a two-day gathering of climate stakeholders held in March last year to advance Jamaica’s preparations for the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference which was held the following November.
Khoday addressing UNDP’s Hurricane-Ready and Resilient Forum on Loss and Damage for Micro Small and Medium Enterprises in June last year.
left: Kishan Khoday, the UNDP’s resident representative for The Bahamas, Belize, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Jamaica, Turks & Caicos.
Khoday (centre), Justice Minister Delroy Chuck and Sharon Coburn Robinson, acting senior director, Bureau of Gender Affairs, hold a copy of the Gender Strategy and Action Plan during the handover ceremony for Jamaica’s Gender Strategy & Action Plan for the Justice Sector, held in August last year.

As it marks 50 years of partnership in Jamaica today, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is citing its work in climate resilience and justice reform as pillars of its local legacy. However, with less than five years to go to the Vision 2030 deadline, the organisation has also paired this commemoration with a candid look at developmental gaps, and said it is pivoting its strategies to address the emerging issues of a post-Vision 2030 era.