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• Amnesty International - Jamaica
• Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) - Jamaica
• Human Rights Watch (HRW) - Jamaica
• International Committee of the Red Cross - The ICRC regional delegation in Caracas
• Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) - Jamaica
• Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) - Jamaica
• ReliefWeb - Jamaica
• UNHCR - Jamaica
• United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) - Jamaica
• United States Department of State - Jamaica
• World Health Organization (WHO) - Jamaica