The Prime Minister will also be accompanied by Minister of Health, Social Development and Labour Hon. Cornelius De Weever along with support staff.
The UN 66th General Assembly will include a session on Non Communicable Diseases (NCD). Countries attending the assembly will have the opportunity to dialogue with nations on matters of strategic importance.
The UN High Level meeting on NCDs should lead to a significant improvement in advocacy and recognition of the NCD burden at the national and global levels.
Greater attention in national planning and resource allocation is also to be given attention among modest immediate resource commitment.
Countries are looking at a more long-term investment from donors and a greater emphasis on strengthening health systems for a more horizontal response to broader disease burdens.
The Kingdom of the Netherlands will be represented at the assembly meeting by countries Holland, Curacao, Aruba and Sint Maarten. The Kingdom delegation will be headed by Dutch Foreign Affairs Minister Hon. U. Rosenthal and the Prime Ministers of Curacao and Aruba will also be in attendance.
Sint Maarten as indicated its desire to discuss bilateral and regional cooperation with countries in the region, namely Dominica, Dominican Republic and the Federation of St. Kitts & Nevis.
The Prime Minister travelled on Sunday to Curacao to meet with International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Central Bank of Curacao and Sint Maarten officials with respect to the concluding meeting regarding IMF's Article IV Consultation.
