RIO+20
16 Jan 2012
The UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) SIDS Unit, in consultation with the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) and in cooperation with members of the Inter-Agency Consultative Group on SIDS, are convening a series of sub-regional SIDS preparatory meetings for the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio+20). The Pacific SIDS' preparatory meeting will be held at the ministerial level, in conjunction with the Pacific Island Forum Economic Ministers' Meeting (...
16 Jan 2012
The UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) SIDS Unit, in consultation with AOSIS and in cooperation with members of the Inter-Agency Consultative Group on SIDS, are convening a series of regional SIDS Rio+20 preparatory meetings. [ for more information: http://sids-l.iisd.org/events/uncsd-subregional-preparatory-meeting-for-aims/ ]
16 Jan 2012
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN-DESA), with technical support from the UN Economic and Social Commission's (ECLAC) Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean, will hold a UNCSD preparatory event for the Caribbean. The PrepCom will be organized in conjunction with the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) and of the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD). [ for more information: http://sids-l.iisd.org/events/uncsd-...
16 Jan 2012
The UN General Assembly, in December 2009, adopted a resolution calling for a UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD) to be convened in Brazil in 2012 (also referred to as Rio+20). The resolution established the dates for the preparatory committees leading to the event, and indicates the event should be focused on: a green economy in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication; and the institutional framework for sustainable development. [ for more information: http...
16 Jan 2012
The five-year review of the Mauritius Strategy for the Implementation (MSI+5) of the Barbados Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) will take place in September 2010, during the High-Level Dialogue of the UN General Assembly (UNGA). [ for more information: http://sids-l.iisd.org/events/msi5-high-level-review/ ]
