UNDESA
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
24 September 2010: The UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) has released a report titled “Trends in Sustainable Development in Small Island Developing States, 2010.”
The report was released on the occasion of the High-level Review Meeting on the Implementation of the Mauritius Strategy for the Further Implementation of the Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) (MSI+5), which was held from 24-25 September 2010, at UN...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
September 2010: The Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Unit of the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), Division for Sustainable Development (DSD), has released the September 2010 edition of “SIDS Newsletter.” The newsletter was issued to coincide with the convening of the High-level Review Meeting on the Implementation of the Mauritius Strategy for the Further Implementation of the Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of SIDS (MSI+5), convening in...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
5 October 2010: The general debate of the Second Committee (Economic and Financial) for the 65th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) opened on 4 October 2010, in New York, US.
Sha Zukang, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, noted the success of the recent Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Summit and the supplementary side events on small island developing States (SIDS) and biodiversity, but underscored that many persistent challenges demand global attention. ...
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24 Aug 2011
In addition to the three sub-regional meetings for small island development States (SIDS) to prepare for the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio+20), this interregional meeting is expected to take place at the ministerial level. This meeting will provide a forum for the SIDS of the different regions to discuss their priority issues in relation to the Rio+20 themes, and to develop common positions, strategies and expectations as to the outcome of Rio+20.
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12 Aug 2011
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‘The Pacific Islands region has notched up consistently significant achievements in the renewable energy space in the past few years. It is on these that the region needs to build on. So far, it has been fairly successful in attracting funding for small sustainable energy projects with reports of their success appearing in the regional media quite regularly’
Over the past decade, increased global awareness of issues related to climate change and sea level rise has brought their...
