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Agenda item 9 CONSIDERATION OF PLANS AND PROGRAMMES TO SUPPORT THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES AND THE UTILIZATION OF THEIR MARINE AND COASTAL RESOURCES, WHICH INCLUDES MEETING ESSENTIAL HUMAN NEEDS, MAINTAINING BIODIVERSITY, AND IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ISLAND PEOPLE, AS WELL AS MEASURES THAT WILL ENABLE SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES TO COPE EFFECTIVELY, CREATIVELY AND IN A SUSTAINABLE MANNER WITH ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES AND TO MITIGATE THE IMPACTS ON AND REDUCE THE THREATS POSED TO MARINE AND COASTAL RESOURCES Programme budget implications of the draft programme of action for the sustainable development of small island developing States Statement submitted by the Secretary-General in accordance with provisions of General Assembly resolution 46/189 and rule 16 of the rules of procedure of the Conference Corrigendum Page 2, paragraph 3 The last sentence should read Therefore, some capacity for coordinating the follow-up to the Conference and the implementation of the programme of action already exists within the Secretariat. ----- ASCII preparation and uploading of this document provided by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) |
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