On 12 October 2026, H.E. Mrs. Janine Coye-Felson, Permanent Representative of Belize, delivered Belize’s statement to the Second Committee on sustainable development.
Belize reaffirmed its commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals and reported measurable progress: multidimensional poverty at 19.1 per cent, unemployment at 1.9 per cent, and public debt brought to 66.6 per cent of GDP and, for the first time in a generation, on a sustainable path.
Belize called for predictable resources to implement the Antigua and Barbuda Agenda for SIDS, including sustained support for the SIDS Centre of Excellence, and for development partners and international financial institutions to use the Multidimensional Vulnerability Index to inform financing decisions. It also called for scaled-up, accessible, grant-based adaptation finance and finance for responding to loss and damage; investment in disaster risk reduction; finance and technology to implement the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework; stronger cooperation through the Caribbean Sea Commission; and support for affordable renewable energy, including for rural communities.
Looking ahead to the 2027 SDG Summit, Belize called for commitments to be turned into funded national action.