UNOHRLLS
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
29 March 2011: The UN Secretary-General’s Eminent Persons Group on the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) has released its report, titled “Compact for Inclusive Growth and Prosperity.” The report finds that the structural limitations of LDCs must be addressed in order to close the gap between LDCs and the rest of the world, and outlines objectives and targets for a new Programme of Action (PoA), including on small island developing States (SIDS) and climate change.
The Group, co-chaired by Alpha...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
1 April 2011: The UN General Assembly (UNGA) held an informal interactive hearing for civil society representatives in preparation for the Fourth UN Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDC IV), convening in Istanbul, Turkey, from 9-13 May 2011. The hearing took place in New York, US, on 1 April 2011.
The hearing was mandated by the General Assembly in its resolution on convening LDC IV (Resolution 65/171 of 20 December 2010). The purpose of the hearing was to give member States...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
8 April 2011: The second session of the Intergovernmental Preparatory Committee (PrepCom II) for the Fourth UN Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDC IV) was held from 4-8 April 2011, in New York, US. LDC IV will convene in Istanbul, Turkey, from 9-13 May 2011, to assess the implementation of the Brussels Programme of Action, the outcome document of the prior LDC Conference, held in 2001; and to agree on new support measures for sustainable development of the 48 LDCs.
PrepCom II...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
9 May 2011: Over 7,000 participants, including Heads of State and government and international organizations’ representatives, are gathering in Istanbul, Turkey, to attend the Fourth UN Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) from 9-13 May 2011. The meeting aims to assess the implementation of the 2001 Brussels Programme of Action and reach a new agreement to continue supporting the 48 countries classified as LDCs.
The UN Office of the High Representative for the LDCs, Landlocked...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
9 May 2011: The UN Environment Programme (UNEP), the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the UN Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States (UN-OHRLLS) have released a report titled “Why a Green Economy Matters for Least Developed Countries.”
The report was released at the the Fourth UN Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDC IV), convening from 9-13 May 2011, in Istanbul,...
