The UN General Assembly (UNGA) at the 69th session in 2016 decided to convene at UNHQ in September 2019 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 SIDS Accelerated Modalities of Action (SAMOA) Pathway. The UNGA also decided that the high level review will result in “a concise action oriented and inter-governmentally agreed political declaration”.

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SDG 17 focuses on strengthening the means of implementation and revitalizing the global partnership for sustainable development.

Sustainable Development Goal Target 17.16 aims to "Enhance the global partnership for sustainable development, complemented by multi-stakeholder partnerships that mobilize and share knowledge, expertise, technology and financial resources, to support the achievement of the sustainable development goals in all countries, in particular developing countries".

Sustainable Development Goal Target 17.17 is committed to "Encourage and promote effective public, public-private and civil society partnerships, building on the experience and resourcing strategies of partnerships". More

On 4 December 2015 the 2nd Committee adopted the draft resolution (A/C.2/70/L.47) which decided to establish the Small Island Developing States Partnership (SIDS) Framework, in accordance with paragraph 101 of the SAMOA Pathway.

The SIDS Partnership Framework, which is to monitor and ensure the full implementation SIDS partnerships, is based on a set of recommendations which were prepared by DSD in close consultation with member States.

The SIDS Partnership Framework consists of:

· Steering Committee - open to all States Members of the United Nations or members of the specialized agencies, chaired by one small island developing State and one State that is not a small island developing State, to be appointed by the President of the General Assembly.

· Organization on an annual basis a Global Multi-stakeholder SIDS Partnership Dialogue

· DESA to finalize a standardized partnership reporting template and process of SIDS partnerships

The SIDS Partnership Framework also encourages national and regional partnership dialogues to be organized through existing forums and meetings. More

The Third International Conference on Small Island Developing States was held from 1 to 4 September 2014 in Apia, Samoa.

The overarching theme of the conference was "The sustainable development of small island developing States through genuine and durable partnerships".

The SIDS Accelerated Modalities of Action (SAMOA) Pathway (Samoa Pathway) adopted at the Conference addresses priority areas for SIDS and calls for urgent actions and support for SIDS’ efforts to achieve their sustainable development.

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In the Registry of commitments, Future We Want welcomes "the commitments voluntarily entered into at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development and throughout 2012 by all stakeholders and their networks to implement concrete policies, plans, programmes, projects and actions to promote sustainable development and poverty eradication".

Member States also call the Secretary-General to "compile these commitments and facilitate access to other registries that have compiled commitments, in an Internet-based registry.

The registry should make information about the commitments fully transparent and accessible to the public, and it should be periodically updated". More

At its 11th Session in May 2003, the Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD) reaffirmed that these partnerships contribute to the implementation of intergovernmental commitments, recognizing that partnerships are a complement to, not a substitute for, intergovernmental commitments. More