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	International Meeting to Review the Implementation of the Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States (SIDS)
			10-14 January 2005 \| Port Louis, Mauritius
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	Friday, 14 January Delegates met throughout the day in plenary to hear statements by high-level representatives on the comprehensive review of the implementation of the BPOA. A High-Level Round Table on capacity building convened in the morning, and the SIDS University Consortium was launched in the afternoon. Delegates convened for the IM's closing plenary in the evening to adopt the final outcomes of the meeting. The IM was gaveled to a close at 7:50 pm.



	Anwarul Chowdhury, Secretary-General of the Mauritius International Meeting		Jagdish Koonjul, Mauritius Ambassador to the UN		Kofi Annan, Secretary-General of the United Nations



	Paul Raymond Bérenger, Prime Minister of Mauritius		Ovideo Manuel Barbosa Pequeno, Foreign Minister of Sao Tome and Principe with Kofi Annan


	Camsek Elias Chin, Vice-President of the Republic of Palau		Joseph Urusemal, President Federated States of Micronesia		Anna Tibaijuka, Executive Director of UN-Habitat

	Ministerial Round Table: Building capacity in SIDS


			Building capacity in SIDS, was co-chaired by Kessai Note, President of the Marshall Islands and Jacob Zuma, Deputy President of South Africa, and moderated by Leonard Good, GEF CEO and Chairman
	Discussions focused on measures to support SIDS capacity-building programmes, in particular how to: create the optimum opportunities for people to realise their potential; utilize regional cooperation mechanisms; pool resources; and engage communities in implementation.

	Launching the of the SIDS University Consortium




			Paul Raymond Bérenger, oversees the launching the of the SIDS University Consortium

	Side event: Water and Energy for Sustainable Development in SIDS

	Organized by the European Commission

	Alan Ganoo, Minister of Public Utilities, Mauritius		Russel Howorth, South Pacific Applied Geoscience Commission (SOPAC)			Antonio Garcia Fragio, European Commission (left) with Louis Michel, Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid

	Side event: Vulnerability, Adaptation and Insurance for SIDS

	Organized by UNDP

	Al Binger, University of the West Indies		Abdoulie Janneh (left), Assistant Administrator and Regional Director for Africa, UNDP with Bouna Sémou Diouf, UNDP

		Side event: GEF Small Grants Programme and SIDS

		Organized by the Global Environment Facility (GEF)

		Delfin Ganapin (left), GEF with Frank Pinto, GEF		Richard Payendee, Wildlife Rodrigues, Rodrigues, MWF and Rodrigues, MWF work and the Barbados Program, recipient of the GEF Small Grants Programme


		Swami Vivekananda conference center

	RELEVANT LINKS Key websites Official UN website for the International Meeting Official website of the host country dedicated to the meeting OHRLLS SIDS website UN Division for Sustainable Development SIDS webpage SIDSnet UNESCO SIDS page Community Vilaj Key IM documents Provisional agenda and organization of work Draft Strategy Paper on the further implementation of the Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of SIDS (most recent version) Preliminary schedule of side events and partnership activities Other relevant documents Secretary-General’s report on the Review of progress in the implementation of the Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of SIDS, March 2004 Nassau Declaration, January 2004 CSD-11 decision on the preparatory process, May 2003 UN General Assembly resolution 57/262 resolution calling for the international meeting, December 2002 BPOA+5 review, September 1999 The Barbados Programme of Action, May 1994 Preparatory meetings (UN websites) Pacific Regional Meeting, Samoa, 4-8 August 2003 Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Mediterranean, and the South China Sea (AIMS) Regional Meeting, Cape Verde, 1-5 September, 2003 Caribbean Regional Meeting, Trinidad, 6-10 October 2003 Expert meetings Inter-Regional Preparatory Meeting, Nassau, Bahamas, January 2004 SIDS Prepcom at CSD-12, New York, April 2004 ENB coverage of relevant and preparatory meetings: ENB coverage of the 1994 Global Conference on the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States, Bridgetown, Barbados, April-May 1994 ENB coverage of the BPOA+5 review at UNGASS-22, New York, September 1999 ENB coverage of the Inter-Regional Preparatory Meeting, Nassau, January 2004 ENB coverage of the International SIDS Prepcom at CSD-12, New York, April 2004 ENB coverage of the first round of informals, New York, May 2004 ENB coverage of the second round of informals, New York, October 2004

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