UNOHRLLS
16 Aug 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
14 August 2012: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Gyan Chandra Acharya as Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States (SIDS) (OHRLLS). Acharya succeeds Cheick Sidi Diarra, who served as the High Representative since 2007.
Acharya has served as Permanent Representative of Nepal to the UN since 2009. [UN Press Release] [Biographical Note] [UN-OHRLLS Website]
27 Jul 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
23 July 2012: The UN Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States (OHRLLS) has announced the appointment of a new Director. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Heidi Schroderus-Fox (Finland) for this post.
OHRLLS undertakes advocacy and mobilizes international support for the Least Developed Countries (LDCs), Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs) and Small Island Developing States (SIDS). It...
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...
