Maldives
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
14 January 2011: The first session of the Intergovernmental Preparatory Committee (PrepCom) for the Fourth UN Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDC IV) took place from 10-14 January 2011, at UN Headquarters in New York, US. LDC IV will take place in Istanbul, Turkey, from 9-13 May 2011.
Cheick Sidi Diarra, Under-Secretary-General, Special Adviser on Africa and High Representative for LDCs, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States (SIDS), addressed the...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
January 2011: The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has announced that it is providing technical assistance to the Maldives following the country’s removal from the UN list of Least Developed Countries (LDCs) on 1 January 2011.
The UN took the Maldives off the LDC list after finding that its estimated gross national income (GNI) per capita in 2009 was three times over the graduation threshold, due mainly to growth in the tourism sector. The Maldives nevertheless remains one...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
2 February 2011: The Board of the Adaptation Fund has released the report of its 12th meeting, which convened from 14-15 December 2010, in Cancun, Mexico. The meeting also included the third meetings of the Project and Programme Review Committee and the Ethics and Finance Committee of the Adaptation Fund Board.
At the meeting, the Chair described intersessional activities. The Secretariat reported on its activities, including changes in the membership of the Board and screening of applications...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
23 February 2011: During the inaugural session of the World Conference on Recreating South Asia: Democracy, Social Justice and Sustainable Development, being held in New Delhi, India, from 24-26 February, Ajay Chhibber, UN Development Programme (UNDP) Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific, highlighted that South Asia is at a critical turning point in its history, well placed to address inequalities and promote inclusive development to enable pro-poor growth and sustainable human...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
8 March 2011: A number of speakers at the second session of the Preparatory Committee (PrepCom II) for the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio 2012), which convened from 7-8 March 2011, at UN Headquarters in New York, highlighted issues of concern to small island developing States (SIDS), especially the sustainable management of oceans and fisheries.
In its opening statement at PrepCom II, Fiji, on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), stressed the need for...
