Guyana
12 Oct 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
18 September 2012: Kiribati has become the third country to ratify the Agreement on the Establishment of the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), following Denmark and Guyana. The agreement confirms signatories’ approval for converting GGGI into an international organization.
In addition to the three ratifications, the agreement has 17 signatories, including 16 that signed at a ceremony in June 2012, plus Indonesia, which signed on 17 September 2012.
In accordance with international law...
12 Oct 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
10 October 2012: The UN General Assembly’s Second Committee conducted its General Debate from 8-10 October 2012, at UN Headquarters in New York, US. Member States stressed the centrality of poverty eradication, the ongoing effects of the global economic crisis, and various processes around sustainable development. Most speakers reaffirmed their commitment to achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) before the 2015 target date.
While some urged the extension of the MDGs’ priorities...
09 Oct 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
8 October 2012: The UN General Assembly’s (UNGA) Second Committee opened its General Debate on 8 October 2012, at UN Headquarters in New York, US, with remarks from George Wilfred Talbot of Guyana, Chair of the Committee, and Wu Hongbo, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs. These statements were followed by a keynote address and interactive responses.
Talbot briefed participants on revisions to the Committee’s Organization of Work. Commenting on its focal areas for the...
03 Oct 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
27 September 2012: During a meeting on the sidelines of the opening of the UN General Assembly session, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon assured leaders of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) of improved cooperation between the UN and CARICOM regarding trade, debt, climate change and transnational organized crime, among other issues. He also pledged to continue to raise the issue of the vulnerability of Caribbean island nations to the international financial crisis with the Group of Eight (G8)...
14 Sep 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
September 2012: The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has released a special edition of the “IRENA Renewable Energy Country Profiles for the Caribbean,” as well as the “IRENA Renewable Energy Country Profiles Special Edition on Islands,” which summarize the state of renewable energy in these areas.
This overview includes information on the individual countries’ energy supplies, electrical generation, grid capacity and energy access, and highlights the countries’ energy...
