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Inter-Agency Consultative Group (IACG) on SIDS

The IACG is an informal coordinating mechanism in which the focal points of all relevant UN agencies, Regional Commissions and regional intergovernmental organizations have a chance to exchange, expertise, experiences, approaches and information on planned activities, and explore collaborative efforts.

The establishment of the IACG stems from General Assembly resolution A/RES/59/311, which "Requests the Secretary-General, through the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the Secretariat, to articulate a plan with recommendations for action and proposed activities for the coordinated and coherent implementation of the Mauritius Strategy for Implementation by the relevant United Nations bodies, the specialized agencies, regional commissions and other organizations of the United Nations system within their respective mandates."

The main types of activities currently being pursued through the IACG are:

  • Harmonization of the MSI regional plans of operationalization to ensure comprehensive oversight of SIDS priority programmes;
  • Coordination of the various activities carried out as part of the MSI five-year review process.
  • Promote efficient and coordinated use of resources for project implementation;
  • Collaboration for resource mobilization and exploration of viable partnerships with the donor and wider international community;
  • Consultation among UN Departments to advance mainstreaming of and promotion of synergies on SIDS issues in the programmes of the UN.

IACG meetings are generally held once every month. New York-based organizations participate in person, whereas offices located abroad participate by teleconference. Consultations have started among members of the IACG on how to best transform and improve the IACG, including the possible formalization similar to other UN coordination mechanisms.

Currently, the following organizations are active members:

CARICOM
Caribbean Community Secretariat
CBD
Secretariat for the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
COMSEC
Commonwealth Secretariat
ECLAC/POS
Economic Commission for Latin America and Caribbean - Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean
ESCAP/EPOC
Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific - Pacific Operations Centre
FAO
FAO - Small Island Developing States
IOC
Indian Ocean Commission
IUCN
International Union for Conservation of Nature
PIFS
Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat
Sea Level Rise
Sea Level Rise Foundation
SPREP
South Pacific Regional Environment Programme
UN-HABITAT
UN Human Settlements Programme
UN-OCHA
UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
UN-OHRLLS
UN-OHRLLS - (LDCs, LLDCs, and SIDS)
UNCTAD
UNCTAD - Africa, Least Developed Countries and Special Programmes
UNDP
UNDP
UNEP
UNEP
UNESCO
UNESCO - SIDS Platform
UNIDO
UN Industrial Development Organization
UNISDR
UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction
WHO
World Health Organization