Maldives
11 Apr 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
26 March 2012: The Committee for Development Policy (CDP) of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) briefed the “Ad-hoc Open Ended Working Group to Further Study and Strengthen the Smooth Transition for the Countries Graduating from the Least Developed Country (LDC) Category” of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) on the challenges of transitioning from LDC status, based on the CDP review of the existing smooth transition mechanisms.
During the briefing, which took place on 16 March 2012, CDP...
02 Mar 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
23 February 2012: The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) recently convened a seminar to deepen the understanding of the relationship between climate change and human rights, and to address the adverse effects of climate change on the full enjoyment of human rights. The seminar aimed to track the call to respect human rights in all actions and policies related to climate change, and to build stronger cooperation between human rights and climate change experts.
The seminar...
28 Feb 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
7 February 2012: The National Workshop for the UN CC:Learn Project to Strengthen Human Resources and Skills to Address Climate Change in the Dominican Republic concluded with a recognition of the need for climate change education and training to be mainstreamed into various sectors, and linked to sustainable development strategies and objectives.
The workshop, which took place on 7 February 2012, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, was organized by the Dominican Republic’s National Climate...
28 Feb 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
16 February 2012: The Committee for Development Policy (CDP) of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) has published a report outlining actions that could be taken by the international community and countries graduating from least developed country (LDC) status to strengthen the preparatory process for graduation. The report will serve as input for the CDP’s 2012 Triennial Review of LDC Category, to determine countries to be added to or graduated from the list of LDCs.
This report,...
28 Feb 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
16 February 2012: At its first substantive meeting, the Ad Hoc Working Group to Further Study and Strengthen the Smooth Transition Process for the countries graduating from the least developed countries (LDC ) category took stock of the current situation regarding international support measures for LDCs, as well as existing smooth transition measures, and considered LDCs’ concerns related to the phase-out of those measures.
The Ad Hoc Working Group to Further Study and Strengthen the Smooth...
