The St. Vincent and the Grenadines Permanent Mission to the United Nations said it had led the successful adoption of a UN resolution on World Creativity and Innovation Day.
According to Caribbean Life News, SVG Ambassador to the UN, I. Rhonda King, said that the resolution was successfully tabled by her Mission and adopted by the UN General Assembly.
“This resolution calls for the international recognition of April 21 as the day to highlight the role of creativity and innovation in problem-solving and, by extension, the implementation of the [UN] Sustainable Development Goals and, ultimately, achieving the future we want,” King told Caribbean Life.
“Beyond the obvious call for the recognition of the day internationally, the resolution also intends to initiate a discussion around the options available to countries, especially developing countries, in addressing the many issues that they grapple with in their quest for development,” she added.
King said that while developing countries, such as those in the Caribbean, are “unfairly seen as too dependent on aid from developed countries, the application of creative thinking and the use of available technologies can provide solutions to some of their most pressing problems, such as poverty eradication, the elimination of hunger and job creation.”
In a statement before the adoption of the resolution, King pointed to recent research that explored the role of creative expression in problem-solving and innovation.
