UNOHRLLS
16 Jan 2012
This inter-agency meeting is convened jointly by DESA’s Development Policy and Planning Office and the Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States (OHRLLS). The goal of the meeting will be to identify actions and measures that could be proposed for adoption by bilateral and multilateral partners to ensure that there is no disruption to a country’s development on its graduation from least developed...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
14 January 2011: The first session of the Intergovernmental Preparatory Committee (PrepCom) for the Fourth UN Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDC IV) took place from 10-14 January 2011, at UN Headquarters in New York, US. LDC IV will take place in Istanbul, Turkey, from 9-13 May 2011.
Cheick Sidi Diarra, Under-Secretary-General, Special Adviser on Africa and High Representative for LDCs, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States (SIDS), addressed the...
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...
