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02 May 2013
The United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, Wu Hongbo led a delegation from the United Nations to meet with the Samoan government in Apia Samoa. Samoa will host the Small Island Developing States Conference in 2014. USG Wu stated “As Secretary-General of the Conference, I am thrilled to be here in Apia for our first planning mission. Already, it is very clear to me and to our team that Samoa will be an exemplary host for this important international event...
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05 Nov 2012
Small Island Developing States (SIDS) around the world face unique challenges in the context of sustainable development, including vulnerabilities to climate change such as a rise in sea-levels. “If we don’t address climate change, islands may not exist,” said the Foreign Minister of the Republic of Seychelles, Mr. Jean-Paul Adam, in an exclusive interview with DESA’s Division for Sustainable Development.
Discussing different challenges that SIDS face to implement...
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05 Nov 2012
Small Island Developing States (SIDS) around the world face unique challenges in the context of sustainable development, including vulnerabilities to climate change such as a rise in sea-levels. “If we don’t address climate change, islands may not exist,” said the Foreign Minister of the Republic of Seychelles, Mr. Jean-Paul Adam, in an exclusive interview with DESA’s Division for Sustainable Development.
Discussing different challenges that SIDS face to implement...
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27 Sep 2012
Please find below links to Statement Summary and Video
Dominican Republic (The): H.E. Mr. Danilo Medina Sánchez, President
Statement Summary and video
25 September 2012
Marshall Islands (The): H.E. Mr. Christopher Jorebon Loeak, President
Statement Summary and video
25 September 2012
Nauru: H.E. Mr. Sprent Arumogo Dabwido, President
Statement Summary and video
25 September 2012
Timor- Leste: H.E. Mr. Kay Rala Xanana Gusmã...
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27 Sep 2012
25 September 2012 – Two small Pacific Island states at ground zero for the potentially catastrophic effects of climate change and the need for mitigation efforts today called on the United Nations to ensure rapid attainment of legally binding agreement curbing global warming gasses. “The time is now over for endless North-South division and all-too predictable finger pointing must end,” President Christopher Loeak of the Marshall Islands, one of the lowest-lying nations in...
