Hurricane Dorian Private Sector Pledging Conference

The Government of The Bahamas and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) with support from the Governments of the United States and the United Kingdom will stage a pledge conference to mobilize financial and technical support for recovery efforts in The Bahamas, following the passage of Hurricane Dorian.

Dorian, a Category 5 hurricane hit the islands of Abaco and Grand Bahama in September 2019 and left widespread devastation estimated at $3.4 billion, according to assessments conducted by the Inter-American Development Bank and the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean.

The pledge conference will be held on New Providence and aims to galvanize support from the private sector, high-net-worth individuals, other Governments and donors who have expressed interest in assisting with the recovery.

VENUE:

Nassau, The Bahamas
13 January 2020

Original source: UNDP
Published on 12 December 2019