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Latest SIDS News
- BVI tells UNESCO Caribbean needs digital, balanced recovery from COVID – The Daily Herald
- The Australia-U.S. Ministerial Consultations Joint Statement: An Unbreakable Alliance for Peace and Prosperity – Minister for Foreign Affairs
- Ready to partner with interested countries for tech transfer, manufacture of Covid vaccines: India – Deccan Herald
- SDIS21: What are the challenges in making society and the future of work more sustainable? – World Economic Forum
- Could a UN human rights and climate change envoy be created? – Thomson Reuters Foundation
- Warming-hit nations get closer to creating UN climate … – Thomson Reuters Foundation
- Could a UN human rights and climate change envoy be created? – Thomson Reuters Foundation
- Boris Johnson to press world leaders for climate commitments at UNGA – The National
- Explained: Impact of climate change on countries that depend on fish for food and economy – Gaonconnection | Your Connection with Rural India – Gaon Connection English
- Climate Change hindered development of small islands, says PM Skerrit at UNITAD – writeups24
- World leaders will hold closed-door climate meet at UN – FRANCE 24
- OECS Gears up for Second Oceans and Blue Economy Investor Roundtable – St. Lucia News From The Voice – The Voice St. Lucia
- Mottley: World must work together | Barbados Advocate – Barbados Advocate
- PM Roosevelt Skerrit virtually attends United Nations Conference on Trade and Development – WIC News
- President Solih to depart to New York on Saturday, to attend 76th UNGA session – Raajjemv
Source: Google News, IISD
Featured SIDS Event
SAMOA PATHWAY High-Level Midterm Review 27 September 2019, New York
On 27 September 2019, the General Assembly will hold a one-day high level review of the progress made in addressing the priorities of small island developing States (SIDS) through the implementation of the SAMOA Pathway. The General Assembly has decided that the high level review will result in “a concise action oriented and inter-governmentally agreed political declaration” .
In 2018, a series of regional preparatory meetings as well as an interregional meeting for SIDS were held to review the progress and implementation of the Samoa Pathway at the national and regional levels.
Featured Publication
Small Island Developing States – UNESCO’s Action Plan 2016-2021
The UNESCO SIDS Action Plan, adopted in 2016, embraces the “Samoa Pathway” and integrates its priorities across all the Organization’s programmes. This Action Plan embodies and guides UNESCO in its efforts to:
- building capacities through education and training;
- promoting scientific research and conservation of the environment, in particular the oceans and safeguarding cultural heritage;
- upholding the cultural diversity of SIDS as a motor for innovation and sustainable development;
- improving information management and knowledge sharing and ensuring the fullest participation of youth and social inclusion;
This Plan also encompasses UNESCO’s response to combatting climate change through the strengthening of capacities in SIDS to deal with emergencies triggered by natural disasters.
