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LOCATION:Bridgetown\, Barbados
SUMMARY:High-level SIDS Ministerial Dialogue: Key challenges and opportunit
 ies 
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DESCRIPTION:The objective of this High-level Roundtable is to engage in a c
 onstructive and forward-looking dialogue to address the unique transport a
 nd logistics challenges faced by SIDS\, fostering collaboration and formul
 ating practical\, actionable solutions to boost efficiency\, sustainabilit
 y\, and resilience.The session will adopt the Barbados Ministerial Declara
 tion on Sustainable and Resilient Transport and Logistics in SIDS.The Decl
 aration will be presented at the Fourth International Conference on Small 
 Island Developing States\, scheduled from 27 to 30 May 2024 in Antigua and
  Barbuda.Watch the live streamProgrammeModerator: Matthew Wilson\, Ambass
 ador and Permanent Representative to United Nations\, World Trade Organiza
 tion and other international organizations in Geneva Introductory remarks
 : Jeffrey Hall\, CARICOM Private Sector Organization (CPSO)Speakers:Kerri
 e Symmonds\, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade\, BarbadosCharl
 es Cooper\, Minister of Transport and Urban Planning\, CuraçaoJobeth Lill
 ian Coleby-Davis\, Minister of Energy and Transport\, BahamasJuan Edghill\
 , Minister of Public Works\, GuyanaAntony Derjacques\, Minister for Transp
 ort\, SeychellesHilton Kendall\, Minister of Transportation\, Communicatio
 n and Information Technology\, Marshall IslandsSimon Kofe\, Minister of Tr
 ansport\, Energy\, Communication and Innovation\, TuvaluGeorge Tavo\, Depu
 ty Secretary for the Ministry of Public Works\, Meteorological Services an
 d Transport\, Fiji Other interventions:Sandra Casanova\, Présidente de l
 a Commission Stratégies Logistiques du territoire\, Martinique Reaction 
 to the Ministers: Trisha Tannis\, Chairman\, Barbados Private Sector Asso
 ciation &lt\;p&gt\;The objective of this High-level Roundtable is to enga
 ge in a constructive and forward-looking dialogue to address the unique tr
 ansport and logistics challenges faced by SIDS\, fostering collaboration a
 nd formulating practical\, actionable solutions to boost efficiency\, sust
 ainability\, and resilience.&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;The session will adopt 
 the Barbados Ministerial Declaration on Sustainable and Resilient Transpor
 t and Logistics in SIDS.&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;The Declaration will be pre
 sented at the Fourth International Conference on Small Island Developing S
 tates\, scheduled from 27 to 30 May 2024 in Antigua and Barbuda.&lt\;/p&gt
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 ps://unctad.org/meeting/high-level-sids-ministerial-dialogue-key-challenge
 s-and-opportunities
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