The Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States (UN-OHRLLS) prepared this comprehensive roadmap for the accelerated implementation of the Doha Programme of Action PDF(DPoA) for the Least Developed
SIDS Publications
16 February 2024
4th International Conference on
Small Island Developing States (SIDS4)
2nd Global Online Stakeholder Consultation:
Inputs for Interactive Dialogues
Summary Report now available HERE!
01 December 2023
Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are some of the most vulnerable economies in the world. The United Nations (UN) recognises 39 sovereign states and 18 dependent territories that are classified as SIDS.
01 December 2023
Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are some of the most vulnerable economies in the world. The United Nations (UN) recognises 39 sovereign states and 18 dependent territories that are classified as SIDS.
30 November 2023
The SDG7 Policy Briefs are developed in support of the High-level Political Forum which this year will review progress and action needed on SDG7.
06 February 2023
Small Island Developing States currently suffer the highest frequency of disasters in the world, ranging from severe flooding to violent storms, hurricanes and cyclones. Due to inherent vulnerabilities and the persistent lack of capacity to strengthen resilience, these disasters can in minutes wipe out development gains that took decades to achieve.
14 December 2022
28 September 2022
Empowering women from LDCs, LLDCs and SIDS in deep-sea research Report was commissioned as part of the activities under the Women in Deep-Sea Research (WIDSR) project implemented by the International Seabed Authority (ISA) in partnership with the United Nations Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States
05 August 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic exposed how all countries are vulnerable to some degree or another. But also how the extent of that vulnerability, and the capacity of different countries to overcome it, varied drastically.
20 July 2022
Financing for Small Island Developing States (SIDS) remains below the levels needed to advance the Sustainable Development Goals. Concessional flows (official development assistance) directed to SIDS in 2019 was $5,742 million (mn)(OECD, 2021). SIDS receive very little Official Development Assistance (ODA) as a share of total ODA.