UN-OHRLLS is supporting SIDS Member States in the preparatory process for the Fourth International Conference on Small Island Developing States, scheduled for 2024 and specifically for reporting on the SAMOA Pathway.
SIDS
09 December 2022
02 November 2022
Loss and damage is already happening.?And the world¡¯s Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are on the frontline of a climate emergency where weather and climate extremes are on the rise, pushing people and ecosystems beyond the limits of what they can adapt to.??
10 August 2022
Antigua and Barbuda, 10 August 2022 ¨C Officials from across the world¡¯s Small Islands Developing States (SIDS) in the Pacific, Caribbean, Atlantic, Indian Ocean and South China Sea (AIS) met in Antigua and Barbuda¡¯s capital St.
07 August 2022
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29 July 2022
29 July, St. Johns, Antigua ¨C As debt mounts for small island developing States (SIDS) in the Caribbean, their ability to build resilience to the climate crisis and other external shocks is lagging. A new fund, the Caribbean Resilience Fund (CRF), aims to provide island nations in the region with a lifeline to strengthen their resilience and restructure their debt.
22 July 2022
Location: Saint John's, Antigua
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The UN Office for the Most Vulnerable States (OHRLLS) is supporting the convening of the ECLAC High-Level meeting to advance consideration of the ECLAC Caribbean Resilience Fund.
11 July 2022
The world¡¯s small island developing States (SIDS) are facing the compounding shocks of the intensifying effects of climate change, the COVID-19 pandemic and high levels of debt.
01 July 2022
One extreme weather event can wipe out decades of development progress in a Small Island Developing State - and these events are becoming more frequent.?
That¡¯s the sobering perspective from Samoa, whose ambassador to the United Nations, Mr. Fatumanava-o-Upolu III Pa'olelei?Luteru, was speaking at a UN-OHRLLS-organised side event to the Ocean Conference.?
28 June 2022
Photo credit: Renee Capozzola
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24 June 2022
The Ocean is in trouble. Some 60 per cent of the world¡¯s major marine ecosystems have been degraded or are being used unsustainably. And when life underwater becomes more difficult, there are big implications for life on land.? ?