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Blue BioTrade project set to improve fortunes in the eastern Caribbean

Blue BioTrade project set to improve fortunes in the eastern Caribbean

13 Oct 2020

The project is a point of convergence for conservation and sustainable use of marine resources, and a driver for a blue and green recovery from COVID-19.
New agreement signals more trade benefits for Pacific nations

New agreement signals more trade benefits for Pacific nations

9 Oct 2020

Planned joint initiatives will improve the ability of countries in the Pacific to better tackle challenges such as climate change and pandemics such as COVID-19.
Mauritius oil spill puts spotlight on ship pollution

Mauritius oil spill puts spotlight on ship pollution

19 Aug 2020

Small island nations face an existential and developmental threat from ship-source pollution endangering their vulnerable marine ecosystems and ocean economies. An effective international legal regime can help.
COVID-19 puts women working in SIDS tourism industry at risk

COVID-19 puts women working in SIDS tourism industry at risk

13 May 2020

Written by
Simonetta Zarrilli of UNCTAD and Nursel Aydiner-Avsar, Associate Professor, Akdeniz University
Impact of COVID-19 on tourism in small island developing states

Impact of COVID-19 on tourism in small island developing states

24 Apr 2020

Written by
By Pamela Coke-Hamilton, Director, Division on International Trade and Commodities, UNCTAD
#Tourism – A life line in free fall

#Tourism – A life line in free fall

26 Mar 2020
Written by
Isabelle Durant, UNCTAD Deputy Secretary-General
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UNCTAD hears SIDS leaders’ call for special international support measures

3 Sep 2014

​A high-level panel discussion on SIDS and the question of graduation from Least Developed Country status, jointly organized by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the United Nations Development Progamme (UNDP), took place on 2nd September 2014 at the Third International Conference on Small Island Developing States.
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FDI in Small Islands Developing States: Its limitations and potential

1 Sep 2014
On the occasion of the third United Nations Conference on SIDS taking place in Samoa, the current issue of the UNCTAD Global Investment Trends Monitor reviews a decade of foreign direct investment (FDI) to Small Islands Developing States (SIDS) and foresees its potential.
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UNCTAD hails International Year of Small Island Developing States, urges more effective steps in their favour

21 Feb 2014
Small island developing States (SIDS) need international support more than ever in their efforts to build resilient economies, UNCTAD said in the run-up to a high-level UN conference that will tackle vulnerability issues later this year.