 Prime Minister, Honourable Philip J.P., on behalf of the Caribbean community, CARICOM, outlined the region's needs and pathways for success in the face of a deepening climate crisis at the UN Climate Ambition Summit. For too many decades, the member states of CARICOM have had to enjoy the task of pushing the climate disaster boulder up the mountain of climate ambition. At the summit held in the margins of the UN General Assembly High Level Week, Prime Minister Pierre emphasized that despite the efforts of CARICOM member states in advancing adaptation and resilience initiatives, greater ambition by major emitters. New and increased access to climate finance, as well as delivery of pledges and commitments made, will be key if small island development states are to thrive amidst the climate crisis. The climate continues to change, the threat continues to grow, and our member states continue to face an uncertain, potentially dangerous future. This deepening climate crisis cannot continue to receive a response from the major emitters that amounts to reckless disregard of the consequences and obligations of their actions. The current instrumentalism, lack of ambition, and multilateral gridlock must be broken in the interests of our small island developing states, the vulnerable developing nations, and the countries of a genuine interest in the success of solving our climate crisis. Prime Minister Pierre highlighted that the operationalization and capitalization of the loss and damage fund, systematic approaches for debt relief and targeted support to accelerate the implementation of nationally determined contributions in member states, are also urgently required. CARICOM's ambitions in the face of this climate crisis are to safeguard our people, to develop sustainability and to thrive. But we will never be able to achieve these goals in the absence of robust ambition and deliverable action from those who have the means and the responsibility to change and correct the costs of this crisis. CARICOM welcomed the UN Secretary General's Acceleration Agenda as a clear pathway for success towards ensuring the protection of lives and livelihoods. Prime Minister Pierre is currently lead head for Sustainable Development and Climate Change for the CARICOM region. Office of the Prime Minister