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SIDS Policy & Practice

Third International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS) - ‘The Sustainable Development of SIDS Through Genuine and Durable Partnerships’

1-4 September 2014 | Apia, Samoa

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Highlights for Thursday, 28 August 2014
Third International Conference on SIDS
Youth delegates attend the opening session of the Major Group for Children and Youth Pre-Conference Forum - Towards A Legacy of Achievement, Versatility, Opportunity through partnership and Unity

The Pre-Conference Forum on youth, hosted by the UN Major Group for Children and Youth (MGCY) focused on identifying opportunities for young people from small island developing states to engage proactively in opportunities relating to sustainable development. The forum shared successful, innovative partnerships and initiatives to determine how these could be replicated to address development challenges. Interactive regional discussions took place to foster the development of partnerships within the Africa, Indian Ocean, Mediterranean and South China Seas (AIMS), Caribbean and Pacific regions. Thematic sessions focused on climate change and biodiversity, water and sustainable energy, education, entrepreneurship and employment, and social development in SIDS, health and non communicable diseases, youth and women. The session closed with the adoption of an youth oriented outcome statement that will be used during the main SIDS conference.

Opening Session

Hon. Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi, Prime Minister, Samoa
Wu Hongbo, Secretary-General for the Third International Conference on SIDS

Cultural performances to start the sessions

Session 1: Opening Plenary

Panel (L-R): Chairperson Leituala Kuiniselani Toelupe Tago, Ministry of Women, Community and Social Development, Samoa; Peseta Noumea Simi, Chairperson of the Partnerships Committee - National SIDS Taskforce; Katherine Ellis, Director, Division for Youth Affairs, Commonwealth Secretariat

Karuna Rana, Deputy Global Focal Point, MGCY
Tahere Si'isi'ialafia, Deputy Global Focal Point, MGCY

Alian Ollivierre, Barbados
Gina Lisselle Rosario Diaz, Dominican Republic

Session 2: Regional Breakout Sessions

Youth form focus groups to discuss topics in detail

Youth engage in discussions

Meghna Raghoobar, SIDS Youth AIMS Hub
Reesha Shareef, SIDS Focal Point
Zaheer Allan, Plateforme Citoyenne

Session 3: Thematic Breakout Sessions

Group on climate change and biodiversity
Group on education, entrepreneurship and employment

Group on water and sustainable energy
Group on health and social development of SIDS youth for sustainable development

Innovation and impact showcase from the Pacific region

Scenes from around the venue





Funding for coverage of this conference has been provided by the
UN Development Programme (UNDP), the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), and the World Bank
UNDP UNEP World Bank

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Related Links
Conference resources

*Conference Website *Draft Organization of Work *SAMOA Pathway document
*Side Events *Multi-stakeholder Partnership Dialogues *Parallel Events
*General Assembly Resolutions *Barbados Programme of Action *Mauritius Strategy of Implementation
*International Year of SIDS Website *SIDSnet *Host Country Website


IISD RS resources

*IISD RS report on SAMOA Pathway

*IISD RS summary and analysis of the Inter-Regional Preparatory Meeting (IPM) for the Third International Conference on SIDS, 26-28 August 2013, Bridgetown, Barbados (English: HTML - PDF) (French: HTML - PDF)

bulletIISD RS summary and analysis of the Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Mediterranean, and South China Sea (AIMS) Regional Preparatory Meeting for the 2014 Third International Conference on SIDS, 17-19 July 2013, Baie Lazare, Seychelles (English: HTML - PDF) (French: HTML - PDF)

bulletIISD RS summary and analysis of the Pacific Regional Preparatory Meeting for the 2014 Third International Conference on SIDS, 10-12 July 2013, Nadi, Fiji (English: HTML - PDF) (French: HTML - PDF)

bulletIISD RS summary and analysis of the Caribbean Regional Preparatory Meeting for the 2014 Third International Conference on SIDS, 2-4 July 2013, Kingston, Jamaica (English: HTML - PDF) (French: HTML - PDF)

bulletIISD RS coverage of the High-level Review Meeting on the Implementation of the Mauritius Strategy for the Further Implementation of the Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States (MSI+5), 24-25 September 2010, UN Headquarters, New York, United States of America

bulletIISD RS coverage of the International Meeting to Review the Implementation of the Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of SIDS, 10-14 January 2005, Port Louis, Mauritius

bulletIISD RS coverage of the SIDS Preparatory Meeting for the 10-Year Review of the Barbados Programme of Action, 14-16 April 2004, UN Headquarters, New York, United States of America

bulletIISD RS coverage of the Inter-regional Preparatory Meeting for the 10-year Review of the Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of SIDS, 26-30 January 2004, Nassau, Bahamas

bulletIISD RS coverage of the Twenty-second Special Session of the General Assembly for the Review and Appraisal of the Barbados Programme of Action (BPOA+5), 27-28 September 1999, UN Headquarters, New York, United States of America

bulletIISD RS summary report of the Barbados Conference on the Sustainable Development of SIDS, 25 April - 6 May 1994, Bridgetown, Barbados (HTML - PDF)

bulletSIDS-L - A mailing list for news on SIDS policy

bulletSIDS Policy & Practice - A Knowledgebase of UN and Intergovernmental Activities Addressing SIDS

bulletLinkages Update - Bi-weekly international environment and sustainable development news
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