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02 May 2013
The United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, Wu Hongbo led a delegation from the United Nations to meet with the Samoan government in Apia Samoa. Samoa will host the Small Island Developing States Conference in 2014. USG Wu stated “As Secretary-General of the Conference, I am thrilled to be here in Apia for our first planning mission. Already, it is very clear to me and to our team that Samoa will be an exemplary host for this important international event...
Bill
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25 Mar 2013
Planning Mission
UN DESA USG Mr. Wu who will serve as Secretary General of the conference is leading the first planning mission to Samoa April 1-4 2013. The conference will be held in Apia Samoa in 2014.
Prime Minister Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi who heads the Samoan National Task Force will personally greet. Mr. Wu. The Government of the Independent State of Samoa has designated Ms. Faalavaau Perina Sila as the National Coordinator of the conference.
Bill
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14 Jan 2013
The report "SIDS-focused Green Economy: An Analysis of Challenges and Opportunities" was launched at COP7 of the Nairobi Convention for the Protection, Management and Development of the Marine and Coastal Environment of the Eastern African Region, which took place in Maputo, Mozambique, from 10 to 14 December 2012.
The Contracting Parties of the Nairobi Convention -among which there are SIDS, i.e., Comoros, Mauritius, Seychelles- , the Intergovernmental organisations and...
Bill
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05 Nov 2012
Small Island Developing States (SIDS) around the world face unique challenges in the context of sustainable development, including vulnerabilities to climate change such as a rise in sea-levels. “If we don’t address climate change, islands may not exist,” said the Foreign Minister of the Republic of Seychelles, Mr. Jean-Paul Adam, in an exclusive interview with DESA’s Division for Sustainable Development.
Discussing different challenges that SIDS face to implement...
Bill
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05 Nov 2012
Small Island Developing States (SIDS) around the world face unique challenges in the context of sustainable development, including vulnerabilities to climate change such as a rise in sea-levels. “If we don’t address climate change, islands may not exist,” said the Foreign Minister of the Republic of Seychelles, Mr. Jean-Paul Adam, in an exclusive interview with DESA’s Division for Sustainable Development.
Discussing different challenges that SIDS face to implement...
