Improving Development Impact in Small Island Developing States: Implementing Effectiveness Principles

Video statement by Ms. Rabab Fatima, Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States

The SIDS Accelerated Modalities of Action (SAMOA) Pathway, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) the Addis Ababa Action Agenda (AAAA) and the Paris Agreement set out ambitious development aims for SIDS.
 
Following an extensive consultation process with representatives of SIDS and with development co-operation providers, this document aims to complement and build on existing agreements and frameworks, by providing concrete and actionable advice to development stakeholders, with the aim of accelerating inclusive, green, and sustainable development in SIDS.
 
This guidance document has been developed by a dedicated secretariat made up of representatives of Small Island Developing States (SIDS), development partners, and multilateral organizations. The process was co-chaired by Antigua and Barbuda in its capacity as Chair of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), as well as Canada and the United Kingdom on behalf of development partners. Contributing multilateral organizations included the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the United Nations Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States (UN-OHRLLS), the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP).

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