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Brussels Policy Briefing, 4 April 2012

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. Brussels Policy Briefing, 4 April 2012. Addressing the vulnerabilities of small island developing States (SIDS) more effectively. Pierre Encontre UNCTAD.

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Brussels Policy Briefing, 4 April 2012

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  1. United Nations Conferenceon Trade and Development Brussels Policy Briefing, 4 April 2012 Addressing the vulnerabilities of small island developing States (SIDS) more effectively Pierre Encontre UNCTAD 1

  2. SIDS more vulnerable thanother developing countries(all data based on the UN's Economic Vulnerability Index) 2

  3. LDC-SIDS Other treatments Market access: GSP: Australia Canada EU (EBA) : Marketaccess: * GSP (USA) * AGOA * EU: EPAs; ex-LDCs (3 yrs) : Developmentfinancing: * WB's "small island exception" (IDA) * ADB, AfDB* EU (EDF…) : WTO: Concessions : Technical assistance: * Various partners * EIF after graduation * UN-related travel support after graduation (3 yrs) Development financing: Donors : Technical assistance: EIF Ad hoc treatments:Maldives, 2005Samoa, 2009 A complex pattern of special treatments for SIDS, yet no special treatment by virtue of SIDS status UN-related travel support for LDCs 3

  4. SIDS AND THE UN: STATE OF AFFAIRS Special treatment:a question usuallyskipped Descriptionandmeasurementof vulnerabilities UN action: good intentions,missed opportunities Could special treatment make resilience-building action more effective? In what sense is vulnerability a problem? (UNCTAD) What UN actionaccordingly ? SIDS more vulnerable the "island paradox" Acute economic dependence Establish an "integr. framework" for SIDS Adopt SIDS criteria Techn. assistance Market access Revisit graduation rule Devel. financing 4

  5. Five lines of UN action actively supported by UNCTAD RELEVANT STAKEHOLDERS LINES OFACTION UNCTAD ACTION IN 2012 TIME FRAME ECOSOC, GA, development partners Implementation ofIstanbul Programmeof Action for LDCs Help least developed SIDS make the best possible use of LDC status Istanbul Programme of Action: 2011-2020 Advisory services at country level (e.g. Samoa in 2012-2013) Help graduating SIDS achieve a "smooth transition" Ad Hoc Working Group of the GA in 2012 Development partners, ECOSOC, GA Help SIDS in general find avenues for "SIDS treatment" UNCTAD expert meetingon addressingvulnerabilities: Dec. 2011 Two years left before next SIDS Conference (2014) All stakeholders involved in supporting the Mauritius Strategy UNCTAD expert meeting recommended an exchange of views on SIDS criteria Review of criteria to be undertaken at technical level in 2012 Achieve progress toward defining SIDS Several UN and non-UN entities interested Enable the CDP in 2013 to make recommendations toward SIDS status CDP report will go to ECOSOC, where development partners will be able to consider the idea of "SIDS status" CDP in March 2013ECOSOC in July 2013 Inputs to the work of the CDP on SIDS in 2013 5

  6. Thank you pierre.encontre@unctad.org 6

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