UNECA
23 May 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
17 May 2012: An inter-regional seminar examined best practices in the production, monitoring and reporting of Millennium Development Goals (MDG) indicators in Asia, Africa, Latin America and Europe, and possible lessons to be utilized in designing the post-2015 development agenda.
The seminar, organized and hosted by the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) at its Santiago, Chile headquarters, from15-17 May 2012, was attended by representatives of the UN regional...
10 Apr 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
23 March 2012: Carlos Lopes (Guinea-Bissau) has been appointed by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon as the next Executive Secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA).
Lopes succeeds Abdoulie Janneh. He has been serving as the Executive Director of the UN Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and the Director of the UN System Staff College. He has over 24 years of experience at UNDP, including appointments as the UN Resident Coordinator in Brazil and Zimbabwe. He has also...
16 Mar 2012
The UN Economic Commission on Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will host a meeting on the theme "Sharing knowledge to improve MDG monitoring and reporting". The meeting is expected to be attended by delegates from all five UN regional commissions, experts from specialized international agencies and representatives from some national statistics offices from each continent. The purpose of the meeting is to share successful experiences of monitoring the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs),...
01 Mar 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
29 February 2012: An ad-hoc Experts Group Meeting on “Harnessing Natural Resources for Sustainable Development: Opportunities and challenges in the tourism sector in Southern Africa” has provided a forum for experts to exchange ideas on economic conditions and topical issues relating to southern Africa.
The meeting, which was held from 28-29 February 2012 in Port Louis, Mauritius, prior to the 18th Intergovernmental Committee of Experts, convened to discuss recommendations for the...
16 Jan 2012
US President George W. Bush is the host of the 2004 G8 Summit. [ for more information: http://sids-l.iisd.org/events/g8-sea-island-summit-2004/ ]
