Remarks Second meeting of the Steering Committee on Partnerships for Small Island Developing States
Ambassador Ahmed Sareer (Permanent Representative of Maldives to the United Nations),
Ambassador Sebastiano Cardi (Permanent Representative of Italy to the United Nations),
USG Acharya,
Excellencies,
Distinguished Delegates,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
I am pleased to join you today at the second Steering Committee meeting on partnerships for Small Island Developing States.
I would like to commend the Co-Chairs of the Steering Committee, Ambassador Sareer and Ambassador Cardi, for convening this meeting.
The co-Chairs and their staff have diligently guided the implementation of the partnership mandates of the SAMOA Pathway.
We are deeply grateful for their leadership.
As the Secretary-General of the SIDS Conference in Samoa in 2014, I am personally inspired and encouraged to see the progress made under the leadership of the Co-Chairs.
DESA, together with, OHRLLS has been providing secretariat support for this process.
We will continue to work together to strongly support the work of the Steering Committee.
SIDS are at the frontline of climate action and sustainable development.
Supporting SIDS is a top priority for us.
In this regard, we are also delighted that Ambassador Peter Thompson, Permanent Representative of Fiji to the United Nations, has been elected as the President of the 71st Session of the General Assembly.
We look forward to his continued leadership in advancing sustainable development of SIDS.
I am also encouraged to see the active engagement of all stakeholders in the implementation of the SAMOA Pathway – both inside and outside the United Nations.
This joint effort is a testimonial to the spirit of the Samoa Conference itself: working together in genuine partnerships.
Since its first meeting, held in February this year, all stakeholders have been working in close collaboration with the Steering Committee to finalize a process for reporting on SIDS partnerships, as a way to inform all stakeholders of the progress you are making.
We have also upgraded the SIDS Action Platform, where these reports can be entered and viewed publicly and about which you will hear more today.
I invite all stakeholders to stay engaged with this work, to report on your partnerships, to register your new partnerships, and above all – to continue your good work in supporting the sustainable development of Small Island Developing States.
Excellencies,
Allow me to take this opportunity to bring to your attention preparations for the High-level Political Forum.
Building on the SAMOA Pathway, Member States have called for giving special attention to SIDS in the 2030 Agenda.
We are less than one month away from this year’s High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, which will take place here in New York, from 11 to 20 July.
This meeting of the HLPF is a landmark; as this is the first one after the adoption of the 2030 Agenda.
It marks the first truly global platform for the follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals.
During the course of eight days, we will see both thematic reviews and national voluntary reviews from 22 countries.
Here I would like to commend Samoa for their commitment to participate in this year’s national reviews.
The follow-up of the SAMOA Pathway is also an integral part of the High-level Political Forum, which will address the sustainable development of SIDS both in the formal programme, as well as in a number of parallel and side events, including in the Partnership Exchange, to be organised on 18 July.
Excellencies,
Looking ahead, we must maintain the momentum for action throughout 2016 and beyond.
In June 2017, the United Nations Conference to Support the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14: Conserve and Sustainably Use the Oceans, Seas and Marine Resources for Sustainable Development, will be held in Fiji, under the leadership of Fiji and Sweden.
DESA is committed to do its part in supporting the preparations for the Conference and in supporting the continued implementation of the Samoa Pathway and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Thank you.
Ambassador Sebastiano Cardi (Permanent Representative of Italy to the United Nations),
USG Acharya,
Excellencies,
Distinguished Delegates,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
I am pleased to join you today at the second Steering Committee meeting on partnerships for Small Island Developing States.
I would like to commend the Co-Chairs of the Steering Committee, Ambassador Sareer and Ambassador Cardi, for convening this meeting.
The co-Chairs and their staff have diligently guided the implementation of the partnership mandates of the SAMOA Pathway.
We are deeply grateful for their leadership.
As the Secretary-General of the SIDS Conference in Samoa in 2014, I am personally inspired and encouraged to see the progress made under the leadership of the Co-Chairs.
DESA, together with, OHRLLS has been providing secretariat support for this process.
We will continue to work together to strongly support the work of the Steering Committee.
SIDS are at the frontline of climate action and sustainable development.
Supporting SIDS is a top priority for us.
In this regard, we are also delighted that Ambassador Peter Thompson, Permanent Representative of Fiji to the United Nations, has been elected as the President of the 71st Session of the General Assembly.
We look forward to his continued leadership in advancing sustainable development of SIDS.
I am also encouraged to see the active engagement of all stakeholders in the implementation of the SAMOA Pathway – both inside and outside the United Nations.
This joint effort is a testimonial to the spirit of the Samoa Conference itself: working together in genuine partnerships.
Since its first meeting, held in February this year, all stakeholders have been working in close collaboration with the Steering Committee to finalize a process for reporting on SIDS partnerships, as a way to inform all stakeholders of the progress you are making.
We have also upgraded the SIDS Action Platform, where these reports can be entered and viewed publicly and about which you will hear more today.
I invite all stakeholders to stay engaged with this work, to report on your partnerships, to register your new partnerships, and above all – to continue your good work in supporting the sustainable development of Small Island Developing States.
Excellencies,
Allow me to take this opportunity to bring to your attention preparations for the High-level Political Forum.
Building on the SAMOA Pathway, Member States have called for giving special attention to SIDS in the 2030 Agenda.
We are less than one month away from this year’s High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, which will take place here in New York, from 11 to 20 July.
This meeting of the HLPF is a landmark; as this is the first one after the adoption of the 2030 Agenda.
It marks the first truly global platform for the follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals.
During the course of eight days, we will see both thematic reviews and national voluntary reviews from 22 countries.
Here I would like to commend Samoa for their commitment to participate in this year’s national reviews.
The follow-up of the SAMOA Pathway is also an integral part of the High-level Political Forum, which will address the sustainable development of SIDS both in the formal programme, as well as in a number of parallel and side events, including in the Partnership Exchange, to be organised on 18 July.
Excellencies,
Looking ahead, we must maintain the momentum for action throughout 2016 and beyond.
In June 2017, the United Nations Conference to Support the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14: Conserve and Sustainably Use the Oceans, Seas and Marine Resources for Sustainable Development, will be held in Fiji, under the leadership of Fiji and Sweden.
DESA is committed to do its part in supporting the preparations for the Conference and in supporting the continued implementation of the Samoa Pathway and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Thank you.
Link
https://www.un.org/development/desa/statements/mr-wu/2016/06/2nd-meeting-steering-on-sids.html