small island developing states

  • September 5, 2014
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    CARICOM SG calls for innovative alternatives to finance SIDS’ development

    (CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     Even as the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) examined the issue of financing sustainable development for SIDS in Apia, Samoa, CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque has posited the need for new and innovative alternatives. Moderating a side event titled “Financing for Sustainable Development in SIDS,” during the four-day international conference on Small Island Developing…

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  • September 4, 2014
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    CARICOM makes case for sustainable development of SIDS at UN conference

    (CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     Caribbean Community (CARICOM) officials at the Third United Nations Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS) made the case for the peculiar vulnerabilities of SIDS to be considered when the international community formulates economic policies for those countries. The critical importance of debt management, concessionary financing, partnerships, financing for climate change adaptation and mitigation,…

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    September 3, 2014
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    Call to scale up climate partnership for small islands

    Caribbean news. 01 September 2014 – The heads of three regional organisations, together with the Commonwealth, have called for the strengthening of a global partnership to support climate change planning and finance in small island developing states. The Climate Resilient Islands Partnership was formed in 2011 and launched at the Rio+20 summit to support island nations, many of whom face…

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  • August 29, 2014
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    UN Major Group of Children and Youth Selects SIDS Youth Focal Points

    At the end of March, the UN Major Group of Children and Youth announced a list of young people who were selected to serve as Focal Points for Small Island Developing States for the period of 2014 – 2016. The UN Major Group for Children and Youth is the space within international negotiations on Sustainable Development for Children and Youth.…

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  • August 27, 2014
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    SIDS leaders should attend conference, says PM

    PRIME Minister Freundel Stuart says it is important that leaders of Small Island Developing States attend the upcoming Third International UN SIDS Conference in Samoa. Speaking ahead of his departure for the September 1 to 4 meeting, Stuart stated: “We need to be a part of the conversation in Samoa. We cannot stay at home. We must go and articulate…

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  • August 22, 2014
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    UNSIDS Conference outcome important for CARICOM

    (CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is viewing the Third International Meeting on Small Island Developing States (UNSIDS) in Apia, Samoa, 1-4 September, 2014 as an important opportunity to engage the international community on the development challenges facing the Region. Over the past two years CARICOM Member States have been fully engaged in the processes leading…

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  • November 12, 2013
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    CARICOM identifies 10 priority areas for the UN Post 2015 Development Agenda

    (CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     In a recent statement on the UN Post 2015 Development agenda the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has identified ten priority areas.  The United Nation’s Post-2015 Development Agenda was of paramount importance to CARICOM States during the 68th Session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) and beyond. At their July 2013 Conference, CARICOM Heads of Government…

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  • May 25, 2012
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    Multilateral Cooperation on Climate Change Vital – CARICOM Secretary-General

    (CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The critical importance of cooperation among like-minded nations to combat the vagaries of climate change was important against the increasingly devastating effects related disasters posed to Small Island Developing States. These sentiments were expressed on Friday by Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary-General during the Ceremony for the Presentation of Credentials by His…

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  • March 5, 2009
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    PERSPECTIVES ON WATER SECURITY IN CARIBBEAN SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES : KEYNOTE ADDRESS DELIVERED BY DR. EDWARD GREENE, ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL, HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY SECRETARIAT, TO THE UNITED NATIONS HIGH LEVEL SYMPOSIUM ON WATER SECURITY, 5 FEBRUARY 2009, NEW YORK

    Salutations, Mr Chairman: I have the honour of speaking on behalf of the Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community who because of conflicting obligations could not be here today. I bring you greetings in his name and on behalf of our Caribbean Community, comprising 15 beautiful and salubrious tropical states, paradoxically separated; yet linked, not only by common ideals and goals…

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  • March 3, 2009
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    DIPLOMACY KEY TO STRENGTHENING VOICE OF SMALL STATES IN GLOBAL ARENA

    (CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The greatest assurance of the survival of small states lies in their diplomacy and their ability to maximise benefits from the existence of international law, Ambassador Lolita Applewhaite, Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Deputy Secretary-General said on Monday, March 2, 2009. Ambassador Applewhaite was at the time addressing a High-level Regional Consultation on Diplomatic Training, at…

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