MSI
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
14 December 2010: The UN General Assembly (UNGA) has adopted a resolution titled “Cooperation between the United Nations and the Caribbean Community.”
In the resolution, the UNGA urges agencies, organizations and programmes of the UN system to enhance cooperation with the UN Secretary-General and the Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to intensify consultations and cooperation aimed at the fulfillment of CARICOM’s objectives.
The Assembly also expresses deep concern ...
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...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
11 May 2011: The High-level Segment of the 19th Session of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD 19) opened on 11 May 2011, in New York, US. Two political groups made statements reflecting the situation of small island developing States (SIDS).
Argentina, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China (G77/China), said that the CSD provides a “key avenue” to fill the many remaining gaps in implementation of the Barbados Programme of Action (BPOA) and the Mauritius Strategy for...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
9 May 2011: The UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) circulated an advance, unedited version of the Report of the Secretary-General, titled “Integrated analysis of United Nations system support to Small Island Developing States,” ahead of its 2011 substantive session.
The report of the Secretary-General was requested by ECOSOC and the General Assembly in September 2010, at the five-year high-level review of the implementation of the Mauritius Strategy for the Further Implementation (MSI) of...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
19 May 2011: The Executive Board of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has reaffirmed the priority status of small island developing States (SIDS) in the Organization. The Board recently met to review draft resolutions concerning the 2012-2013 programme and budget for UNESCO, ahead of the October 2011 General Conference. The Board requested that additional specific references to SIDS be included to ensure that SIDS concerns are reflected throughout the programme...
