Background
The UN SIDS Partnerships Awards secretariat convened a series of webinars to brief stakeholders about the Awards 2025, covering key details such as the background, eligibility, criteria, and application process.
The webinars also featured past award winners who shared insights on why their partnerships were successful, how their partnerships have impacted SIDS, and offered valuable tips for the application process.
The webinars took place on two occasions:
3:30PM-4:45PM (EDT, New York time) on Monday 5 May
9:00AM-10:15AM (EDT, New York time) on Tuesday 6 May
Background
The United Nations (UN) Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Partnerships Awards was established by the Member States of the United Nations in 2021 to recognize and reward the efforts of the best and most noteworthy, genuine and durable partnerships in the implementation of the SIDS Accelerated Modalities of Action (SAMOA Pathway).
The Awards provide an opportunity to reward the most successful SIDS partnerships, highlight best practices, increase the visibility of the SIDS Partnership Framework, motivate the creation of new SIDS partnerships and incentivize the registrations of new partnerships for SIDS.
The Awards have been updated to align with the Antigua and Barbuda Agenda for SIDS. The details of the Awards 2025 can be found on the webpage: https://sdgs.un.org/SIDSPartnershipsAwards#awards_2025
The Awards 2025 are led by the Co-chairs of the Steering Committee on partnerships for SIDS, Permanent Representatives of Latvia and Maldives to the United Nations, and supported collaboratively, by the SIDS Unit of the UN DESA and SIDS Sub-Programme of the UN OHRLLS.
Provisional programme:
Welcome by the facilitator, Mr. Sai Navoti, Chief, SIDS Unit, UNDESA
Welcome remarks by representatives of the Co-chairs of Steering Committee on partnerships for SIDS
-Mr. Hussain Azhaan Mohamed Hussain, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Maldives to the United Nations
-Mr. Emīls Dombrovskis, Third Secretary, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Latvia to United Nations and the Chair of the Judging panel for the UN SIDS Partnerships Awards 2025
Insights from the past Award-winning partnerships
Distinguished speakers shared (i) how their partnerships align with SMART criteria, (ii) how they have had impacts on SIDS, and (iii) their experience on the Award process and useful suggestions to prospective applicants.
Mon 5th of May, 3:30PM- (EDT, New York time):
- Unleashing the Blue Economy of the Caribbean (2022, Economic category) (video) represented by Ms. Cary Anne Cadman, Regional Environment Manager, Latin America and the Caribbean, The World Bank- Development of an Integrated National Financing Framework for the SDGs in Cuba (CIFFRA) (2023, Economic category), represented by Ms. Yaima Doimeadios Reyes, Economist, United Nations Resident Coordinator Office in Cuba
Tue 6th of May, 9:00AM- (EDT, New York time):
- UAE Pacific Partnership Fund and UAE Caribbean Renewable Energy Fund (2024, Economic category), represented by Mr. Ali Humaid Al Derei, Regional Manager, Abu Dhabi Fund for Development
- Transcultura: Integrating Cuba, the Caribbean and the European Union through Culture and Creativity (2024, Social category) by Ms. Alessandra Borchi, Programme Coordinator, UNESCO Culture Sector
Briefing from the Awards secretariat on the process
- Ms. Sae Kajima, Sustainable Development Officer, SIDS Unit, UNDESA
Q&A
Closing
Contact: infounpartnershipsawards@un.org
