MSI
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
1 August 2011: The UN General Assembly has issued an advance, unedited copy of the Report of the Secretary-General on “Review of United Nations system support to Small Island Developing States.”
The report was requested by the UN Economic and Social Council (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 the Barbados Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
29 July 2011: The 2011 Substantive Session of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) agreed on, inter alia, a Ministerial Declaration on education; recommendations on preparing for the 2012 Quadrennial Comprehensive Policy Review (QCPR) of the UN system’s operational activities by the General Assembly; follow-up to the Fourth UN Conference on Least Developed Countries (LDC IV); and postponing consideration of a review of UN support for small island developing States (SIDS).
The...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
5 October 2010: The general debate of the Second Committee (Economic and Financial) for the 65th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) opened on 4 October 2010, in New York, US.
Sha Zukang, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, noted the success of the recent Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Summit and the supplementary side events on small island developing States (SIDS) and biodiversity, but underscored that many persistent challenges demand global attention. ...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
2 November 2010: The Second Committee (Economic and Financial) of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) concluded its consideration of sustainable development, with several States calling for special support for small island developing States (SIDS) to cope with the adverse effects of climate change, including more frequent and severe floods, typhoons and hurricanes.
India said it had contributed to the development efforts of SIDS in the spirit of South-South solidarity, helping them with capacity...
