Division for Sustainable Development
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Small Island Developing States (SIDS)
Participation in CSD-19
- 28 February, 2011:
SIDS Plenary IPM
Discussing policy options to address challenges related to Mining, Chemicals, Waste, Sustainable Consumption and Production, and Transport.
Participation in CSD-18
- 10 May, 2010:
SIDS Day *archive webcast available
CSD-18 SIDS Day will serve as prep com for MSI +5 High-level review
- Presentations and Statements on SIDS Day 2008
- Webcast
- Press Conference on Vulnerabilities of SIDS
- UN Radio: Progress of SIDS inadequate
Participation in CSD-17
- 23 February, 2009:
SIDS Plenary IPM
Discussing policy options to address challenges taking into account lessons learned and best practices
Participation in CSD-16
- 12 May, 2008:
SIDS Day
As part of its review cycle, the CSD gave consideration to the implementation of the BPoA and the MSI in respect of this cycle's thematic issues of land, agriculture, rural development, drought, desertification and Africa.
An Agro-Industry Exhibition was organized and launched in an effort to demonstrate the rich potential and the range of products from agriculture and rural enterprise in SIDS.
The SIDS Day also featured a number of partnership and side-events.
SIDS News
- September 2010:
MSI+5 High-level review
Member States undertook a 5-year review of the Mauritius Strategy for the Implementation of the Barbados Plan of Action for the Sustainable Development of Small Island States on 24-25 September 2010 during the 65th Session of the General Assembly. A political declaration, A/RES/65/2 [Arabic] [Chinese] [English] [French] [Russian] [Spanish], was adopted by the member States at the conclusion of the review. Visit the official MSI+5 Review website for more details. - February - May 2010:
MSI+5 Review Process
Three regional meetings (Pacific, AIMS and Caribbean) were held in preparation for the MSI+5 two-day high-level review, followed by an inter-regional meeting in New York and the prep com during SIDS Day of CSD-18.
SIDS Unit Newsletter
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The SIDS Unit publishes a monthly update newsletter, circulated to SIDS missions and the IACG.
- September 2010
- May 2010
- January 2010
- December 2009
- October 2009
- September 2009
Latest issue: December 2010
Past issues:
Related Areas of Work
Rio+20 and SIDS
- Key dates:
First Intersessional Meeting: 10-11 January, 2011
Second Prepcom: 7-8 March, 2011 - Ms. Elizabeth Thompson, Senator from Barbados, officially appointed by Secretary-General as one of two Executive Coordinators for UNCSD 2012.
- Deadline for filling out synthesis report questionnaire extended to 15 December 2010. Countries have the option to use shortened version.