Preparations
Regional Preparatory Meetings
In its resolution 77/245, the General Assembly had decided to convene in 2023, prior to the commencement of its 78th session, a regional preparatory meeting in each of the three regions of SIDS, as well as an interregional preparatory meeting for all SIDS, to identify and develop input for the Conference.
- Interregional Preparatory Meeting for all Small Island Developing States (30 August-1 September, Cabo Verde)
- Regional Preparatory Meeting for the Pacific Region (16-18 August, Tonga)
- Regional Preparatory Meeting for the Caribbean Region (8-10 August, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)
- Regional Preparatory Meeting for the Atlantic, Indian Ocean and South China Seas (AIS) Region (24-26 July, Mauritius)
Preparatory Committee Meetings
In its resolution 77/245, the General Assembly had established a Preparatory Committee to make the organizational, procedural and substantive preparations for the Conference, which will hold a one-day organizational session in the first half of 2023 and two sessions, of no more than five days each, in the first half of 2024.
The members of the Bureau of the Preparatory Committee are: Barbados, Cabo Verde, Dominican Republic, Fiji, Italy, Latvia (Rapporteur), Maldives (Co-Chair), New Zealand (Co-Chair), Romania and Seychelles. Antigua and Barbuda (as host of the Conference) and Samoa (as Chair of AOSIS) serve as ex officio members.
- Organizational Session of the Preparatory Committee Meeting for the SIDS4 Conference (30 May 2023)
- First Session of the Preparatory Committee (22-26 January 2024)
- Second Session of the Preparatory Committee (1-5 April 2024)
Other events
The Road to Antigua and Barbuda — A Preview of the 2024 SIDS Conference (4 December 2023, Dubai)