Sao Tome and Principe
22 Jun 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
21 June 2012: The UN Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States (OHRLLS) has released an advanced version of the UN Secretary-General’s report “Implementation of the Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries for the Decade 2011 to 2020.”
The report assesses progress on the implementation of the Istanbul Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) for the decade 2011–2020,...
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...
23 May 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
21 May 2012: The UNFCCC Secretariat has released the joint submission from Burundi, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Chad, the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Rwanda, and Sao Tome and Principe, which contains their views on modalities and procedures for financing results-based actions and considering activities related to decision 1/CP.16, paragraphs 68-70 and 72 (FCCC/AWGLCA/2012/MISC.3/Add.2).
The submission is made under the agenda item of the Ad...
01 May 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
30 April 2012: The Secretariat of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has released a synthesis report on support for the national adaptation plan (NAP) process for Least Developed Countries (LDCs) (FCCC/SBI/2012/8).
The report synthesizes the views submitted by UNFCCC Parties and relevant organizations and agencies regarding support for the NAP process for LDCs, and addresses: how organizations and agencies have responded to the invitation to support the NAP process in LDCs...
27 Apr 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
25 April 2012: The Secretariat of the UN Framework Convention for Climate Change (UNFCCC) has published the report of the 21st meeting of the Least Developed Countries (LDC) Expert Group (LEG). The report contains the LEG’s two-year rolling work programme for 2012–2013 and an update on efforts to implement its work (FCCC/SBI/2012/7).
During the meeting, which was held in Thimphu, Bhutan, from 9-13 March 2012, the LEG focused on issues relating to: the implementation of national adaptation...
