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CSD-18 Guidelines for Participation

5.1 High-Level Review Session of the Mauritius Strategy of Implementation for SIDS

In September 2010, the United Nations will hold a High-Level Review session on progress in the implementation of the Mauritius Strategy of Implementation (MSI) for Small Island Developing States (SIDS), five years after its adoption.

National, sub-regional and regional preparations will precede the two-day High-Level Special Session of the General Assembly in New York.

Broad public participation is envisioned in the preparatory phase as well as in the Special Session. Major groups’ are invited to consider the following opportunities for their involvement and contribution:

  • Contribute to the reports of the Secretary General being prepared for CSD-18 (serving as a Preparatory Committee during its SIDS day in May 2010)
    Deadline 15 October 2009
  • Contribute to the National Assessment Reports (NARs) being prepared by the Member States on a voluntary basis, as a vital preparatory step. The guidelines for these written inputs can found by clicking here.
    Your submission can be sent to the Sustainable Development National Focal Points (a full list is available by clicking here.
    Deadline: 30 November 2009 to ensure the inclusion of your report in the documentation being prepared for the review meetings.
  • Participate in the three regional preparatory meetings in early 2010 in the Caribbean, Pacific and AIMS. The outcomes of the regional meetings will form the basis of the preparatory meeting at CSD-18. See provisional timeline in Annex 3
  • Participate in the SIDS Day during CSD-18 in May 2010 in New York, which will serve as a preparatory committee meeting for the High-Level Review.

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