The Third International Conference on Small Island Developing States was held from 1 to 4 September 2014 in Apia, Samoa. It focused the world’s attention on a group of countries that remain a special case for sustainable development in view of their unique and particular vulnerabilities.
Partnerships and Multi-stakeholder partnership dialogues
The overarching theme of the Third International Conference on Small Island Developing States was "
The sustainable development of small island developing States through genuine and durable partnerships".
The Conference included six multi-stakeholder partnership dialogues, held in parallel with the plenary meetings.
Nearly 300 partnerships were registered towards the Conference, addressing a the various priority areas:
Sustainable Economic Development
Climate change & Disaster Risk management
Social development in SIDS, Health and NCDs, youth and women
Sustainable Energy
Oceans, Seas and Biodiversity
Water and sanitation, food security and waste management
Introduction
United Nations Member States formally adopted the outcome document of the Conference, the Small Island Developing States Accelerated Modalities of Action - or SAMOA Pathway - in which countries recognized the need to support and invest in these nations so they can achieve sustainable development.
The SIDS Action Platform was developed to support the follow up to the Third International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS Conference), including through a partnerships platform, a partnerships framework, and a UN Implementation Matrix.
