Maldives
21 Jun 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
20 June 2012: The UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio+20) opened on Wednesday, 20 June 2012, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Following the election of officers, adoption of the agenda and other organizational agenda items, delegates proceeded to conduct a general debate. Over 50 Heads of State and Government, Vice-Presidents, ministers and Heads of delegation addressed the meeting on its first day. The high-level participants also took part in a roundtable discussion. In...
08 Jun 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
6 June 2012: The UN General Assembly (UNGA) Ad Hoc Working Group (AHWG) to Further Strengthen the Smooth Transition Process for the Countries Graduating from the Least Developed Country (LDC) Category held its second formal meeting on 6 June 2012, in New York, US. The Group considered draft recommendations and adopted the report to be submitted to the 67th session of the UNGA.
In its recommendations on strengthening the smooth transition process, AHWG notes that: information about and...
08 Jun 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
7 June 2012: In a unanimous decision, the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Council appointed Naoko Ishii (Japan) as its new CEO and Chairperson. She succeeds Monique Barbut (France), who departs at the conclusion of her second term as Head of the GEF.
Naoko Ishii is currently the Deputy Vice Minister of Finance and the Special Advisor to the Prime Minister of Japan for Global Affairs. Her term as fourth CEO of the GEF will start on 1 August 2012. Prior to her appointment as Deputy Vice...
05 Jun 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
31 May 2012: The Global Sustainable Electricity Partnership has released its annual activity report, which celebrates the Partnership’s 20th anniversary, and covers its partnership with UN-Energy, its annual summit, international collaboration activities, workshops and projects.
The report highlights the Partnership’s cooperation with UN-Energy on public-private partnerships on sustainable energy development. The culmination of this initiative was the Partnership’s annual summit in New...
23 May 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
17 May 2012: An inter-regional seminar examined best practices in the production, monitoring and reporting of Millennium Development Goals (MDG) indicators in Asia, Africa, Latin America and Europe, and possible lessons to be utilized in designing the post-2015 development agenda.
The seminar, organized and hosted by the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) at its Santiago, Chile headquarters, from15-17 May 2012, was attended by representatives of the UN regional...
