UNOHRLLS
27 Jul 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
July 2012: The UN Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States (OHRLLS) has released the 2012 Spring issue of “The Commitment” newsletter. This issue includes several articles relating to small island developing States (SIDS), including on tourism in SIDS being based on vulnerable marine and coastal resources, and the global significance of SIDS.
The article on SIDS’ tourism being largely...
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,...
20 Jun 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
13 June 2012: The UN Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States (OHRLLS) has announced that Samoa will be graduating from the status of least developed country (LDC), to developing country in January 2014.
According to OHRLLS, Samoa will join a small group of countries who have made the jump to developing country status. Samoa’s new status means it will be eligible for less aid and will forfeit other...
25 Apr 2012
This side event is being convened by NGO Sustainability, Inc., and the UN Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States (OHRLLS). [ for more information: http://sids-l.iisd.org/events/green-economy-role-of-clean-energy-and-renewable-energy-in-poverty-eradiction-and-sustainable-development/ ]
28 Feb 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
16 February 2012: At its first substantive meeting, the Ad Hoc Working Group to Further Study and Strengthen the Smooth Transition Process for the countries graduating from the least developed countries (LDC ) category took stock of the current situation regarding international support measures for LDCs, as well as existing smooth transition measures, and considered LDCs’ concerns related to the phase-out of those measures.
The Ad Hoc Working Group to Further Study and Strengthen the Smooth...
