News and Updates

A Second Committee side event panel discussion on "Economic and other constraints faced by Small Island Developing States in the context of climate change" will be held on 26 October, 2010.

The national assessment report from Trinidad and Tobago is now available.

Statements delivered at the MSI+5 Review Meeting are now available.

MDGs Summit Outcome document recognizes the unique and particular vulnerabilities of SIDS (see paragraph 32)

The final version of the Secretary-General's Report, "Five-year review of the Mauritius Strategy for the Further Implementation of the Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States", is now available.

Last updated 25 October, 2010

Preparatory Committee Meeting - New York, 10 May 2010

Overview

The PrepCom for the Mauritius Strategy+5 High-Level Review will be held during the SIDS Day of the 18th Session of the Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD-18). The PrepCom will receive the outcomes of the regional review meetings, and will determine the structure and conduct of the High-level Review to be held in the following session of the General Assembly.

Visit the SIDS Day page on the CSD site. iisd See more highlight images from the event here

Inputs to SIDS Day

The Secretary-General's Report "Review of Implementation of the Mauritius Strategy" (E/CN.17/2010/9) was presented at SIDS Day. The report provides an initial global synthesis of the national and regional MSI+5 reviews, with the aim of informing deliberations of member States at SIDS Day.. Based on the recommendations expressed by member States, a refined report will be submitted for the consideration of member States at the 65th session of the General Assembly in September 2010.

SIDS Day Work Programme     Download


SIDS Day - Morning Session

The Chair, H.E. Dr. Luis Alberto Ferraté Felice, Minister of the Environment and Natural Resources of Guatemala, opened the session. Introductory statements were made by Mr. Cheick Sidi Diarra, Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States, Dr. Thomas Stelzer, Assistant Secretary-General of the DESA and H.E. Dr. Dessima Williams, Chair of the Alliance of Small Island States. The Director of the Division for Sustainable Development, DESA introduced the Secretary-General's Report "Review of Implementation of the Mauritius Strategy" (E/CN.17/2010/9), followed by general statements.

Ambassador Ferrate Cheick Sidi Diarra ASG Stelzer
H.E. Dr. Luis Alberto Ferraté Felice, Guatemala Cheick Sidi Diarra UN Under Secretary-General Thomas Stelzer, Assistant Secretary-General, DESA
Tariq Banuri Ambassador Williams
Tariq Banuri, Director, Division for Sustainable Development, DESA H.E. Dr. Dessima Williams, Grenada, Chair of AOSIS

 

Statements by Presenters
Review of Implementation of the Mauritius Strategy - Secretary General’s report (E/CN.17/2010/9)
- presentation by Tariq Banuri, DSD Director, UN - Department of Economic and Social Development
Alliance of Small Island States Statement by Alliance of Small Island States
Antigua & Barbuda Statement by Antigua & Barbuda
Australia Statement by Ambassador Gary Quinlan
European Union Statement by H.E. Ambassador Juan Antonio Yanez-Barnuevo
Fiji Statement by Fiji
India Statement by Vijai Sharma
Indigenous Peoples Statement by Indigenous Peoples
Japan Statement by H.E. Mr. Shigeki Sumi
Mauritius Statement by Mauritius
Mexico Statement by Mexico
Pacific SIDS Statement by Honourable Lotoala Metia
Samoa Statement by H.E. Mr. Aliioaiga Feturi Elisaia, Permanent Representative of Samoa to the UN
Tuvalu Statement by Honourable Lotoala Metia
Tanzania Statement by Modest J. Mero
USA Statement by Ambassador Rick Barton
Women Statement by Women

SIDS Day - Afternoon Session

The discussion continued in the afternoon with a focus on the thematic areas of CSD-18 in their relation to SIDS. The Director of the Division for Sustainable Development, DESA introduced the Secretary-General's Report Integrated review of the thematic cluster of mining, chemicals, waste management, transport and sustainable consumption and production in small island developing States - Secretary General’s report E/CN.17/2010/14, followed by brief introductions of the topics by the four invited resource persons: Bruce Graham (Waste Management), Immaculate Javia (Mining), Gordon Bispham (SCP) and Amjad Abdulla (Transport). Interactive discussion followed.

Amjad Abdulla Immaculate Javia Bruce Graham Gordon Bispham
Amjad Abdulla, Director General, Ministry of Environment, Energy and Water, Maldives Immaculate Javia, Trainer in Small-scale Mining, Papua New Guinea Bruce Graham, Environmental Consultant, New Zealand Gordon Bispham, Caribbean Policy Development Centre (CPDC)

Statements by Presenters
Integrated review of the thematic cluster of mining, chemicals, waste management, transport and sustainable consumption and production in small island developing States - Secretary General’s report E/CN.17/2010/14
- presentation by Tariq Banuri, DSD Director, UN - Department of Economic and Social Development
Solid Waste Management in Pacific Island Countries: Current Progress and Future Needs
and
Suggested Questions for the Round Table Discussion onWasteManagement in SIDS
- presentation & questions by Bruce Graham, Graham Environmental Consulting ltd., NZ
Paper on Challenges and Achievements on Small scale mining and Gender in Papua New Guinea
- by Immaculate Javia and Paulina Siop
and
Three Major Issues Preventing Sustainable Development in the Small Scale Mining Sector of PNG
- by Immaculate Javia
European Union Statement by Javier Cachon de Mesa
Cuba Statement by Cuba
Farmers Statement by Sarala Gopalan
G77 & China Statement by Janice Miller, Director, Economic Affairs Department, Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Jamaica
- on Behalf of Group of 77 and China
Indonesia Statement by Dana Kartakusuma
Women Statement by Women