 One Caricam member state is calling for the inclusion of women in the decision-making processes and response to COVID-19. We get details from Caricam News Times to Sam King, English Francis. While the COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on women's lives and they have been on the frontlines of the response as nurses and healthcare workers, they are noticeably absent in recovery committees and processes. Minister of Social Services and Urban Development of the Bahamas, the Hon. Frankie Campbell made this observation in his address on Thursday, the 3rd of June, as chair of the 40th meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development, COSOD. We should ensure that women are included in the response and recovery decision-making, whether at the local, municipal or national levels. This inclusive approach, coupled with transformational measures such as gender-responsive budgeting, will lead to better outcomes for all of our societies. At the meeting, Caricam ministers with responsibility for gender issues agreed to implement gender-sensitive responses and support programs and partnerships to address the special needs of women and other vulnerable populations impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.