Caribbean Community

  L-R: Melanie Virtue, Convention on Migratory Species Secretariat; Takehiro Nakamura, UN Environment Programme; and Charlotte Salpin, UNDOALOS Delegates at the Intergovernmental Conference (IGC) on an international legally binding instrument (ILBI) under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction (BBNJ) continued to exchange views in an informal working group on capacity building and technology transfer (CB&TT). The informal working group on area-based management tools (ABMTs) started its work, focusing on: •    objectives; •    process; and •    relationship with other instruments. For extensive details on the day’s negotiations and to hear what delegates said in the corridors, see our daily Earth Negotiations Bulletin. IISD Reporting Services, through its Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB) Meeting Coverage, provided daily reports and daily web coverage from BBNJ IGC 1. In addition, IISD Reporting Services has published a summary and analysis report from the meeting.   Photos by IISD/ENB | Francis Dejon For photo reprint permissions, please follow instructions at our Attribution Regulations for Meeting Photo Usage Page L-R: CB&TT Informal Working Group Facilitator Olai Uludong, Palau; Gabriele Goettsche-Wanli, Director, UNDOALOS; Alice Hicuburundi, UNDOALOS; Vita Onwuasoanya, UNDOALOS; and Stefan Kuuskne, UNDOALOS Fred Sarufa, Papua New Guinea Mohamed Lamine Sidibe, Guinea Margo Deiye, Nauru, on behalf of the Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS) Yagya Raj Poudyal, Nepal Dhia Hamad Ajel, Iraq Matthías Pálsson, Iceland Rishy Bukoree, Mauritius Renato Leonardi, Brazil Sibylle Vermont, Switzerland Alain De Comarmond, Seychelles Pablo Arrocha Olabuenaga, Mexico CB&TT Informal Working Group Facilitator Olai Uludong, Palau L-R: IGC President Rena Lee and Gabriele Goettsche-Wanli, Director, UNDOALOS ABMTs Informal Working Group Facilitator Alice Revell, New Zealand Beverly Wade, Belize, for the Caribbean Community (CARICOM ) Ma Xinmin, China Le Thi Tuyet Mai, Viet Nam Mamadou Diallo, Senegal Martin Zvachula, Federated States of Micronesia View of the IGC Informal Working Group in session Kate Neilson, New Zealand John Brincat, EU Kjell Kristian Egge, Norway Cristóbal Hernández Castillo, Chile Jihyun Lee, Convention on Biological Diversity Secretariat Desirée Eve Maaño, the Philippines Sofia Tsenikli, Greenpeace Carlos Mata, Uruguay Michael Lodge, Secretary-General, International Seabed Authority Kent Bressie, International Cable Protection Committee (ICPC) L-R: ABMTs Informal Working Group Facilitator Alice Revell, New Zealand; Gabriele Goettsche-Wanli, Director, UNDOALOS; Valentina Germani, UNDOALOS L-R: Harriet Harden, Yubing Shi, Nichola Clark, Robin Warner, and Carole Durussel, Australian National Center for Ocean Resources and Maritime Security (ANCORS)  

  IGC President Rena Lee, Singapore, opened the first session of the IGC The first session of the Intergovernmental Conference (IGC) on an international legally binding instrument (ILBI) under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction (BBNJ) opened with general statements, focusing on: •    key features of the ILBI; •    priority issues to be addressed in the ILBI; and •    expectations concerning the process towards developing a zero draft.For extensive details on the day’s negotiations and to hear what delegates said in the corridors, see our daily Earth Negotiations Bulletin. IISD Reporting Services, through its Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB) Meeting Coverage, provided daily reports and daily web coverage from BBNJ IGC 1. In addition, IISD Reporting Services has published a summary and analysis report from the meeting.   Photos by IISD/ENB | Francis Dejon For photo reprint permissions, please follow instructions at our Attribution Regulations for Meeting Photo Usage Page Miguel de Serpa Soares, Secretary-General of the IGC, Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs and UN Legal Counsel, on behalf of UN Secretary-General António Guterres IGC President Rena Lee, Singapore Gabriele Goettsche-Wanli, Director, UNDOALOS Mohamed Omar Gad, Egypt, on behalf of the G-77/China A view of the room of the IGC plenary from the dais Andreas Papaconstantinou, EU Ali Naseer Mohamed, Maldives, on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States Mehdi Remaoun, Algeria, on behalf of the African Group Khurshed Alam, Bangladesh, on behalf of the Least Developed Countries Participants from civil society. Juliette Babb-Riley, Barbados, on behalf of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Olai Uludong, Palau Alain Tellier, Canada Alice Revell, New Zealand Dekalega Fintakpa Lamega, Togo Generoso Calonge, the Philippines Florian Botto, Monaco Archbishop Bernardito Auza, Holy See Delegates from Ecuador consulting Delegates from the Philippines Delegates from Spain L-R: Melanie Virtue, Convention on Migratory Species Secretariat and Jihyun Lee, Convention on Biological Diversity Secretariat L-R: Yongsheng Cai and Alfonso Ascencio-Herrera, International Seabed Authority, in a conversation with Khurshed Alam, Bangladesh  

HLPF 2018 continued on Wednesday at UN Headquarters in New York. In the morning, two thematic reviews based on the theme of transformation towards sustainable and resilient societies took place: perspectives of small island developing States (SIDS); and perspectives of least developed countries (LDCs), landlocked developing countries (LLDCs), and middle-income countries (MICs). In the afternoon, the review of SDG implementation continued, with a session on SDG 11 (sustainable cities and communities). For extensive details on the day’s negotiations and to hear what delegates said in the corridors, see our daily Earth Negotiations Bulletin. Visit our coverage of selected side events at HLPF 2018 IISD Reporting Services, through its Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB) Meeting Coverage, provided daily digital coverage, daily reports, and a summary and analysis report from HLPF 2018. Photos by IISD/ENB | Kiara Worth For photo reprint permissions, please follow instructions at our Attribution Regulations for Meeting Photo Usage Page Thematic Review: Transformation Towards Sustainable and Resilient Societies - SIDS Perspective View of the dais during the session Moderator Elizabeth Thompson, Permanent Representative-designate of Barbados to the UN Marc Pecsteen, Vice-President of ECOSOC Alexander Teabo, Minister for Environment, Lands and Agriculture Development, Kiribati Addys Claribel Then Marte, Executive Director, NGO Alliance Rhonda Robinson, Deputy Director, Water and Sanitation, Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) Tessa Williams-Robertson, Head, Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Unit, Caribbean Development Bank Adrianus Vlugman, Water Sanitation, Environmental Health, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)/ World Health Organization (WHO) Vishal Luchoomun, Mauritius Lucas Tavares, Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) Pennelope Beckles, Trinidad and Tobago, speaking on behalf of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Thematic Review: Transformation Towards Sustainable and Resilient Societies - Perspectives of LDCs, LLDCs and MICs View of the dais during the session Moderator Karin Fernando, Center for Poverty Analysis (CEPA), Sri Lanka Idriss Maïga Alzouma, President, African Disability Forum, and Stakeholder Group of Persons with Disabilities Maruxa Cardama, Cities Alliance, Belgium Kaba Urgessa, State Minister for Environmental Sustainability, Ethiopia Felipe Castro Pachón, Director, Monitoring and Evaluation of Public Policy, National Planning Department, Colombia Fekitamoeloa Katoa ‘Utoikamanu, UN High Representative for the LDCs, LLDCs, and SIDS Tareq Md. Ariful Islam, Bangladesh, speaking on behalf of LDCs Rubén Escalante Hasbún, El Salvador Maimuna Kabatesi, NGO Major Group Bhakta Bishwakarma, Asia-Pacific Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) Review of SDG Implementation: SDG 11: Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable Benjamin Rae, Statistics Division, UN DESA Leilani Farha, UN Special Rapporteur on Adequate Housing Moderator Rohit T. Aggarwala, Columbia University Jean Todt, Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Road Safety Meera Al Shaikh, Member of the SDG 11 Global Council, and Smart Dubai, UAE Maimunah Mohd Sharif, Executive Director, UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT) Wim Dries, Mayor of the City of Genk, and President, Flemish Association of Local Councils, Belgium Penny Abeywardena, Commissioner for International Affairs, New York City Shaila Shahid, International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD), and Women’s Major Group Hardeep Singh Puri, Union Minister of State, Housing and Urban Affairs, India Bogdan Toader, Romania Pablo Fernández Marmissolle Daguerre, Mexico   Around the Venue Elizabeth Thompson, Permanent Representative-designate of Barbados to the UN, and Irena Zubcevic, UN DESA Delegates from Norway Hardeep Singh Puri, Union Minister of State, Housing and Urban Affairs, India, speaks with a delegate A delegate takes a photo of Vani Catanasiga, Fiji Council of Social Services, during an intervention Delegates between sessions An exhibition about Singapore's answer to SDG 6: ensuring availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all Alan Bigelow, Solar Cookers International, explains how to harness zero-emissions solar energy to cook food, to two children from Palestine enjoying the exhibits on display