AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoCARICOM & Haiti at the table: CARICOM leaders met in Saint Lucia (5–8 July), with Haiti’s Prime Minister Didier Fils-Aimé in attendance, as the bloc pushed regional cooperation on shared challenges. UN payments tech: UNDP is moving blockchain-based humanitarian payments beyond pilots, signing with Stellar to make the capability a “regular” tool for country offices, including earlier Haiti pilots. Haiti TPS pressure in the U.S.: USCIS extended employment authorization for Haitians with TPS through July 24 (court-ordered), after the Supreme Court cleared the way to end TPS protections—raising stakes for workers in health care and caregiving. Space science moment: NASA confirmed Indian-origin astronaut Anil Menon will fly to the ISS on Soyuz MS-29 (July 14), studying semiconductor crystal production and using AI/augmented reality for ultrasound work. Venezuela quake response shift: After the June 24 earthquakes, international search-and-rescue is winding down while public health, shelter, and reconstruction needs take center stage. Food delivery labor research: New research links app growth to precarious immigrant labor, including Haitian couriers in Montreal.
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