Timor-Leste
26 Sep 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
25 September 2012: The 67th UN General Assembly (UNGA) High-level Debate opened with speakers recognizing linkages between peace and security and sustainable development. They highlighted the importance of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and noted the role of the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio+20) in mobilizing action for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and forming a post-2015 development agenda.
Several speakers, including Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão, Prime...
28 Aug 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
20 July 2012: The Cartagena Dialogue for Progressive Action (Cartagena Dialogue) met in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, to discuss key questions ahead of the upcoming informal additional sessions of the Ad Hoc working groups (AWGs) to be held in Bangkok, Thailand, from 30 August to 5 September 2012, and the 18th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 18) to be held in Doha, Qatar, at the end of 2012.
The Group, which met from 19-20 July 2012, discussed issues to be addressed by the Ad hoc Working...
09 Aug 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
6 August 2012: The UN Development Group (UNDG) has released guidelines for national-level, multi-stakeholder consultations to help define the post-2015 development agenda. The consultations are to be held in at least 50 countries. UN agencies, funds and programs are invited to submit concept notes for consultations by 17 August 2012. The consultations are expected to be held by 31 March 2013.
The country-level consultations are intended to complement the intergovernmental process on the post-...
02 Aug 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
31 July 2012: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has announced the members of the High-level Panel of Eminent Persons to advise on planning the post-2015 agenda. The 26-member panel includes representatives from government, civil society and the private sector, and will hold its first meeting in September 2012, in the margins of the 67th UN General Assembly (UNGA) high-level debate, which opens on 25 September.
The Panel is tasked with evaluating the results and achievements of the Millennium...
02 Aug 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
19 July 2012: Germanwatch launched a website addressing loss and damage caused by climate change, aiming to support Least Developed Countries (LDCs) in calling for action on the issue. The topic is increasingly relevant for LDCs, Germanwatch notes, as agreement to deliver mitigation commitments in line with staying below 2°C/1.5°C has not been yet achieved.
The website is part of the “Loss and Damage in Vulnerable Countries Initiative,” which runs from February 2012 through March...
