Further Implementation of the Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States

A/RES/57/262View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 87f Further implementation of the Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States, published in 2003.

What other versions does this mandate have?

4 versions · 2003–2005

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/59/229

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2005	A/RES/59/229	Further implementation of the Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States	636	15%Compare
2004	A/RES/58/213B	Further implementation of the Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States	180	—
2004	A/RES/58/213A	Further implementation of the Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States	—	—
2003	A/RES/57/262	Further implementation of the Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States	1,528	–

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

1 report · 2003

Year	Symbol	Title		Mandate resolution
2003	A/58/170	Further implementation of the outcome of the Global Conference on the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States report of the Secretary-General		A/RES/57/262

What subjects does this mandate have?

15 subjects

Conferences Declarations Indexes International Financial Institutions Observer Status Participants Programme Implementation Programmes of Action Regional Commissions Regional Organizations Resources Mobilization Small Island Developing States Specialized Agencies Sustainable Development Trust Funds

What’s in this document?

18 operative paragraphs

Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General;⁹

⁹A/57/131.

Reiterates the urgent need for the full and effective implementation of the Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States3 and of the Declaration and review document adopted by the General Assembly at its twenty-second special session1 to assist small island developing States in their efforts to achieve sustainable development;

Welcomes the efforts made at the national, subregional and regional levels to implement the Programme of Action;

Requests the relevant organs and agencies of the United Nations system, as well as the regional commissions and organizations, to undertake concrete measures, within their respective mandates, for the further implementation of the Programme of Action in the context of their programmes;

Decides to convene an international meeting in 2004, which will include a high-level segment, to undertake a full and comprehensive review of the implementation of the Programme of Action, as called for in the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation,¹⁰ and welcomes the offer of the Government of Mauritius to host the international meeting;

¹⁰See Report of the World Summit on Sustainable Development, Johannesburg, South Africa, 26 August–4 September 2002 (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.03.II.A.1 and corrigendum), chap. I, resolution 2, annex, para. 61.

Also decides that the comprehensive review referred to in paragraph 5 above should seek a renewed political commitment by all countries to, and should focus on, practical and pragmatic actions for the further implementation of the Programme of Action, inter alia, through the mobilization of resources and assistance for small island developing States;

Further decides to convene regional preparatory meetings of small island developing States in the African, Caribbean and Pacific regions, as well as an interregional preparatory meeting for all small island developing States, to undertake the review of the Programme of Action at the national, subregional and regional levels and to identify and develop input for the above-mentioned review that is specific to small island developing States, while maximizing coherence and complementarity with respect to other preparatory work;

Welcomes the initial efforts of the small island developing States to develop the national and regional modalities necessary for the regional preparatory meetings, and calls upon the United Nations system in general and the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the Secretariat in particular, as well as the Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States, the multilateral financial institutions and the Global Environment Facility, to put in place modalities at the international level that will facilitate the meetings referred to in paragraphs 5 and 7 above in a timely manner;

Requests that, in facilitating the review of the implementation of the Programme of Action, the United Nations system seek country input that is short and well-focused and that draws upon, inter alia, material prepared for the World Summit on Sustainable Development, in order to minimize the burden on participating States while maximizing the usefulness of the information gathered;

Invites the Commission on Sustainable Development, at its eleventh session, to consider its role in the preparatory process for the comprehensive review of the Programme of Action;

Invites all Member States and States members of the specialized agencies, relevant regional and international agencies and organizations and the major groups identified in Agenda 21,¹¹ in accordance with the rules of procedure of the Commission on Sustainable Development¹² and the rules of procedure of the World Summit on Sustainable Development,¹³ as well as the established practices of the Commission, to participate fully in the activities identified for the further implementation of and effective follow-up to the Programme of Action and in the preparations for the comprehensive review;

¹¹Report of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, Rio de Janeiro, 3–14 June 1992 (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.93.I.8 and corrigenda), vol. I: Resolutions adopted by the Conference, resolution 1, annex II. The major groups are women, young people, indigenous people and their communities, non-governmental organizations, local authorities, workers and their trade unions, business and industry, including transnational corporations, the scientific and technological community, and farmers.

¹²See E/5975/Rev.1.

¹³A/CONF.199/2 and Corr.1.

Invites all international meetings of relevance to small island developing States, including the regional and interregional meetings of small island developing States, to provide relevant input into the comprehensive review and its preparatory process;

Requests the Secretary-General, pursuant to paragraph 8 of resolution 56/198, to give further consideration to strengthening the Small Island Developing States Unit of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the Secretariat, inter alia, through the regularization of the current post of Interregional Adviser for Small Island Developing States at the earliest opportunity, thereby enabling the Unit to assist in the preparations for the comprehensive review of the Programme of Action;

Calls for the participation of associate members of regional commissions in the comprehensive review of the Programme of Action, and in the preparatory process therefor, as observers, in the same capacity specified for their participation in the Global Conference on the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States, held in 1994, and in the twenty-second special session of the General Assembly, held in 1999 to review the implementation of the Programme of Action;

Decides to establish a voluntary fund for the purpose of assisting small island developing States, including the least developed among them, to participate fully and effectively in the international meeting referred to in paragraph 5 above, as well as in the various preparatory processes referred to in paragraph 7 above, and invites Governments, intergovernmental organizations and the major groups accredited to the Commission on Sustainable Development to contribute to the fund;

Urges all relevant organizations to finalize, by 2004, the work on the vulnerability index, taking into account the particular circumstances and needs of small island developing States;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its fifty-eighth session, under the item entitled “Environment and sustainable development”, the sub-item entitled “Further implementation of the Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States”;

Requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its fifty-eighth session on the implementation of the present resolution.

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