BPOA
16 Jan 2012
Three regional meetings will take place in August-September 2003 in preparation for the international meeting to review implementation of the BPOA on sustainable development of SIDS. An Inter-regional preparatory meeting for all SIDS will take place in Nassau, Bahamas, from 26-30 January 2004. CSD-12 is also expected to contribute to preparations for the international meeting, which is scheduled to be held in Mauritius in August/September 2004. [ for more information: http://sids-l.iisd.org/...
16 Jan 2012
Three regional meetings and one inter-regional meeting will take place in preparation for the international meeting to review implementation of the BPOA on sustainable development of SIDS. The Pacific SIDS meeting will take place in Apia, Samoa, from 4-8 August 2003, the Caribbean SIDS meeting will be held in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, from 18-22 August, and the AIMS SIDS meeting will convene in Praia, Cape Verde, from 1-5 September. An Inter-regional preparatory meeting for all SIDS...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
20 December 2010: In a plenary session held on 20 December 2010, the UN General Assembly (UNGA) adopted the Report of its Second Committee on sustainable development (65/436), which includes two draft resolutions on the sustainable development of small island developing States (SIDS) (65/155-156), and one on climate protection with specific mentions of SIDS (65/159).
Adopting the annual text titled “Towards the sustainable development of the Caribbean Sea for present and future generations,”...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
February 2011: The Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Unit of the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), has announced the “complete redesign and revitalization” of SIDSnet, its online platform for linking islands on issues related to sustainable development.
SIDSNet was established in 1997 as an information system and networking mechanism, to provide the technology platform that enabled public and private networking around the Barbados Programme of Action (BPoA). The...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
16 March 2011: An Interactive Dialogue between the UN General Assembly (UNGA) and the UN Secretary-General’s High-level Panel on Global Sustainability (GSP) took place on 16 March 2011, in New York, US.
After an update from the Co-Chairs on the second meeting of the GSP, speakers on behalf of small island States emphasized the urgency of concrete action and the importance of marine resources. Other speakers said the problems and solutions are known, and asked the Panel for concrete...
