Dr. Marcia de Castro, Resident Representative and United Nations (UN) Resident Coordinator from the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), arrived on the island Monday for discussions with government officials including the Prime Minister.
De Castro is on a courtesy visit and will be meeting with officials to discuss the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDG), the National Development Program and Nation Building.
Since the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles, a new agreement is being worked on that would be signed between the UNDP and country Sint Maarten.
De Castro’s visit concludes on July 9.