Excerpt from thenassauguardian.com
The United Nations (UN) has appointed 15 leading experts to the new Independent Expert Advisory Panel for the Multidimensional Vulnerability Index (MVI) for the 2026–2030 term, which includes Bahamian economist Therese Turner-Jones, one of only two people represented on the panel from the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).
The UN released a press statement yesterday explaining that the panel will be key to “strengthening the MVI as an evidence-based tool for assessing the structural vulnerabilities faced by developing countries”.
The UN said the panel will convene its first meeting this year to adopt its work program and initiate preparations for the first triennial review of the MVI in 2028.