The 17 SDGs are a global roadmap to deliver on the promise of Agenda 2030: peace and prosperity For People and For Planet. In the English- and Dutch-speaking Caribbean, the United Nations and national governments partner on development cooperation to achieve progress on the SDGs. This collaboration is strategically guided by the United Nations Multi-Country Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNMSDCF) 2022–2026 for the Caribbean, a planning instrument that organizes United Nations-Government programming into four priority areas. Being regional in scope, UNMSDCF was designed for the needs and challenges of the Caribbean SIDS. There is robust complementarity between the ABAS plan to achieve the SDGs in all global SIDS, and the Caribbean-centric approach for United Nations development cooperation in the UNMSDCF.

In 2024, under the leadership of the United Nations Resident Coordinator, the United Nations Trinidad and Tobago partnered with the Government of Trinidad and Tobago, and key development stakeholders to implement UNMSDCF through country-specific programming detailed in a Country Implementation Plan (CIP). The Plan aligns with the five themes in Trinidad and Tobago’s National Development Strategy, Vision 2030, to ensure the United Nation’s collaboration with national partners contributes to the country’s development priorities. Overall, 69% of the United Nations’ implementation support in response to the local development and cooperation environment was capacity development and technical assistance.