Singapore
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
April 2011: The World Bank held a high-level forum for policy debate on East Asia’s development challenges and opportunities, from 21-22 March 2011, in Singapore. The role and future of “green growth” for the region were among the topics and themes of the forum. During the meeting, the World Bank launched a special edition of its half-yearly report, the “East Asia and Pacific Economic Update.”
Opening the meeting, Andrew Steer, World Bank Special Envoy for Climate...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
14 July 2011: The second meeting of the Transitional Committee for the design of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) discussed the main objectives for the Fund, how it should be governed and how it could most effectively raise and deliver climate finance to developing countries.
The Transitional Committee meeting took place in Tokyo, Japan, from 13-14 July 2011, following a one-day workshop with presentations and discussions on experience with existing international funds and institutions. The...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
January 2002: The Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) Inter-Regional Preparatory Meeting for the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) convened from 7-11 January 2002 in Singapore. Hosted by the Government of Singapore, the meeting was organized by the office of the AOSIS Chair, and coordinated and assisted by the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Unit of the Division for Sustainable Development (DSD) at the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA). Approximately 120...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
The 39th Session of the Committee to Eliminate Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) was held from 23 July-10 August 2007 at UN headquarters in New York, US.
This session marked the occasion of the Committee’s twenty-fifth anniversary. The Committee reviewed country reports from 15 states, including Cooks Islands, Belize, Brazil, Estonia, Guinea, Honduras, Hungary, Indonesia, Jordan, Kenya, Liechtenstein, New Zealand, Norway, Republic of Korea and Singapore. Cook Islands announced its...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
7 April 2009: The UNFCCC Secretariat has released an addendum (FCCC/AWGLCA/2009/MISC.1/Add.4) to document FCCC/AWGLCA/2009/MISC.1 and Add.1.3, comprising two further submissions on ideas and proposals on the elements contained in paragraphs 1 of the Bali Action Plan.
The first proposal concerns Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) and the role of conservation, sustainable management of forests, and the enhancement of forest carbon stocks and was jointly...
