NEW YORK 20 and 21 October 2020 – Island leaders expressed concern about the widespread impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on small island developing States (SIDS) in a joint roundtable organized by Belize,?Fiji?and the United Kingdom.?
Excellencies,?
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Ladies and gentlemen,
It is my privilege to address this Virtual Island Summit.
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Ladies and gentlemen,
It is a great pleasure to welcome you all to this meeting of the National Focal Points of SIDS in the Atlantic, Indian Ocean and South China Seas (AIS) region.
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Ladies and gentlemen,
I welcome you to our meeting of National Focal Points of the Caribbean region SIDS.
I must thank you all for gathering on this virtual platform at a time when the challenges to your countries are severe.
Excellencies,?
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Ladies and gentlemen,
I must thank the United Kingdom for your collaboration with OHRLLS on this very important? initiative for SIDS.
The SIDS National Focal Points Network (NFP), established and inaugurated in 2018, facilitates the strengthening of coherence and coordination at the national, regional and global levels on SIDS-related issues and fosters peer-learning and exchange of best practices on the implementation and follow up of the SAMOA Pathway, the 2030 agenda for sustainable development, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and other global frameworks.
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Ladies and gentlemen,
I welcome you to our meeting of National Focal Points of the Pacific region SIDS.
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Ladies and gentlemen,
First, I wish to thank Ms. Laura Jaitman for her close cooperation in convening this briefing.?
Excellencies,?
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Ladies and gentlemen,
I warmly welcome you all to this Steering Committee meeting on partnerships for Small Island Developing States.
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Ladies and gentlemen,
