Closing Statement at the 2020 SIDS National Focal Point Meeting: Pacific Region

Excellencies, 
Colleagues, 
Ladies and gentlemen,

Thank you Simona for so ably moderating the last session and your summary of our discussions.

I thank all  focal points and our partners for your  substantive and productive contributions.

We have taken a step forward.

Our exchanges have provided us with a wealth of information on the situation of SIDS in the wake of COVID.

Most importantly, we have gained insight into how we can move forward together. 

Your  assessments will  be reflected in the work of OHRLLS.

This will already be so when we move forward with the focal point meetings of the Caribbean and AIS regions in the coming weeks.

These important takeaways will feed into , as much as possible,   other regional meetings, and there will be a summary report, which will be made available in due course. I hope fast !

Thank you all so much again.