UN-DESA SIDS Unit convened an Expert Group Meeting to begin consideration of a framework for monitoring progress towards the mainstreaming of the Mauritius Strategy of Implementation (MSI) within the United Nations system, and for more effective monitoring of SIDS development plans, integrating the Mauritius strategy as an essential element in SIDS national and regional development processes.

This initiative is being pursued in response to an increasingly acknowledged need for a comprehensive and systematic approach to monitoring implementation of the SIDS sustainable development agenda. The meeting is intended to facilitate an exchange of views on the most appropriate structure and focus for such a mechanism, its scope of coverage and the methodology for its preparation. DESA envisages the implementation of a system-wide plan which may integrally be used as the basis for future planning, programming and coordination of SIDS-related activities by the UN system, in collaboration with the SIDS and key intergovernmental partners.

 

Experts Group Meeting Documentation

Conceptual Framework gives insight into the process for designing a framework, based on ongoing priority actions for, monitoring and mainstreaming the MSI in the UN system.

Consolidated SIDS Regional Programmes (2006-2008) highights current initiatives and indicators of progress in each thematic area of the MSI, in each of the SIDS Regions.

Draft MSI Implementation document highlights the work of UN Agencies in each of the MSI thematic areas.

Provisional Programme of Work

Final Meeting Report (forthcoming)