Culture
13 Jul 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
28 June 2012: The Central American Integration System’s (SICA) Council of Women’s Affairs Ministers (COMMCA) and the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (BCIE) convened the first Regional Conference on the Economic Rights of Women, with a focus on entrepreneurship, public policies and access to capital in the SICA member countries of Belize, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama.
The event was held from 27-28 June 2012...
13 Jul 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
10 July 2012: The High-level Segment (HLS) of the 2012 UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) substantive session concluded with the adoption of a ministerial declaration calling for promoting full employment and decent work in order to eradicate poverty and achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The HLS was held from 2-9 July 2012, in New York, US, and included the Annual Ministerial Review (AMR) and the 2012 Development Cooperation Forum (DCF).
The AMR was held on the theme “...
13 Jul 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
13 June 2012: The Executive Board of the UN Development Programme (UNDP), the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) and the UN Office for Project Services (UNOPS) released a draft sub-regional programme document for the Pacific Island Countries and Territories (PICTs) for 2013 to 2017. The programme includes support for accelerated action toward the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), including on climate change, disaster risk reduction (DRR), and environmental management activities.
The Board...
11 Jul 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
6 July 2012: The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has released the 2012 edition of the World Investment Report. The report discusses emerging trends to support sustainable development in national investment policy frameworks and international investment agreements (IIAs), and presents an Investment Policy Framework for Sustainable Development (IPFSD).
The report also covers trends in foreign direct investment (FDI), noting that global FDI flows increased across all economic...
11 Jul 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
6 July 2012: The 64th Annual Meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) and the associated meetings of its Scientific Committee and other sub-groups took place in Panama City, Panama, from 11 June – 6 July 2012. The Commission addressed administrative and substantive matters, including aboriginal subsistence whaling, animal welfare, and climate change and cetaceans.
On the first day of the Commission Plenary, 2 July 2012, participants discussed the proposal to establish a...
