MSI
31 Jul 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
27 July 2012: The UN General Assembly (UNGA) agreed to endorse “The Future We Want,” the outcome document of the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio+20), on 27 July 2012. The outcome document was adopted at the close of Rio+20, which took place from 20-22 June 2012, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
During discussion within the UNGA, Papua New Guinea, on behalf of the Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS), and Nauru, on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS...
25 Jun 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
22 June 2012: The Governments of Samoa and Fiji have offered to host the Third International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in 2014. The offers were made during the countries’ respective interventions at the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio+20), which took place from 20-22 June 2012, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In addition, Nauru called for early appointment of the Conference Secretary-General.
Paragraph 180 of the Rio+20 outcome document calls “for...
07 May 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
5 May 2012: The 16th session of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA 16) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) adopted 15 recommendations, including a package of recommendations on marine and coastal biodiversity. It also addressed the in-depth review of the work programme on island biodiversity (PoWIB).
The recommendations on marine and coastal biodiversity cover: ecologically and biologically significant marine areas (EBSAs); sustainable...
21 Apr 2012
The 24th CDCC will, inter alia, review the Regional Coordinating Mechanism (RCM) for implementation of the outcomes of the Mauritius Strategy for the further Implementation of the Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States, review the implementation of the work programme for the UN Economic Commission for Latin American and the Caribbean (ECLAC) Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean, and address the matter of strengthening statistical capacities...
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21 Mar 2012
1992 was a landmark year for Small Island Developing States (SIDS) because that was when we achieved the recognition from the international community on our unique and particular vulnerabilities. Additionally, the 1992 Rio summit spurred a series of subsequent events that led to the adoption of a SIDS-focused agenda, the Barbados Programme of Action (BPOA) and eventually the Mauritius Strategy of Implementation (MSI) which called for international support and international cooperation for...
