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Press Kit
Small Islands, Big Stakes:
Facing Major Challenges, Island Nations Seek Stronger
Support from the World Community
Small Islands Seek to Reverse Trade Losses;
More Market Access, Information Technology, Renewable
Energy and Sustainable Tourism Can Help
AIDS emerges as a major threat for small islands,
especially in the Caribbean and the Pacific
Post-9/11 Security Needs Burden
Small Island Resources
Climate Impacts Already Felt
by Small Islands;
Governments Seek Resources to Adapt
Backgrounder
From Barbados to Mauritius:The Programme of Action for Small Islands, Ten Years Later
Table
Small Island Developing States and Territories:Basic Indicators
Press Releases
16 December - Stories
Address Grass-Roots Issues to Be Tackled at Mauritius
Conference
13 December - The Mauritius Conference Will Gauge Solutions
Such as Increased Market Access, Information Technology
and Renewable Energy
8 December 2004 -
Press conference on small islands meeting by Secretary-General’s high
representative
2 December 2004 -
SMALL ISLAND NATIONS SEEK
STRONGER INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT AT UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE IN MAURITIUS
24 November 2004 -
Mauritius Conference on
Small Islands Aims to Boost Pacific Islands’ Lagging Performance
10 June 2004 - NEW DATES FOR THE MAURITIUS INTERNATIONAL MEETING:
10-14 JANUARY 2005
29 April 2004 - Press conference on Mauritius Meeting with Julian Hunte,
President of General Assembly
30 April 2004 - Small Islands Claim Preferential Trade Status Ahead
of Mauritius Conference
16 April 2004 - Press conference with
the Secretary-General of the Mauritius International
Meeting, Anwarul Chowdhury
14-16 April 2004 - Preparatory Meeting
30 January 2004 -
Nassau
Forum Adopts Declaration, Strategy Paper
27 January 2004 - Small Island Forum Opens in Nassau,
Bahamas
19 January 2004 - Bahamas Meeting (26-30
Jan) to Develop Common Platform for Small Islands
Speeches
Mr. Anwarul K. Chowdhury, Storms-caused destruction highlights island vulnerabilities, 18 October 2004
Mr. Anwarul K. Chowdhury, Secretary-General of the Mauritius International Meeting, 14 April 2004
Mr. Anwarul K. Chowdhury, Secretary-General of the Mauritius International Meeting, 20 April 2004
Ms. Diane M. Quarless, The Barbados Programme of Action Ten Years After, The SIDS Agenda in Review, 27 June 2004
Mr. Jagdish Koonjul, Permanent Representative of Mauritius and Chairman of AOSIS at the Forum of Small States, Washington D.C., , October 3, 2004
Meeting Summaries (English / French)
Earth Negotiations Bulletin Summary 6
United Nations Summary 1 - (English) (French)
United Nations Summary 2 - (English) (French)
United Nations Summary 3 – (English) (French)
Earth Negotiations Bulletin Summary 1
Earth Negotiations Bulletin Summary 2
Earth Negotiations Bulletin Summary 3
Earth Negotiations Bulletin Summary 4
Earth Negotiations Bulletin Summary 5